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The Woman Between is a 1931 British drama film directed by Miles Mander and starring Owen Nares, Adrianne Allen and David Hawthorne. It was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures, the leading studio of the era. Mander adapted the film from Miles Malleson's 1925 play Conflict. The film is notable for its sexual and political content which has been attributed to a brief period of relaxation in oversight by the BBFC. It was one three similarly themed films which Allen appeared in at the time including Loose Ends and The Stronger Sex.

Premise

An aristocratic young woman becomes romantically torn between two men, once friends at University, who stand for the Conservative Party and Labour Party in an election. Both have murky recent pasts, one having been a petty thief and the other had lived outside of marriage with the heroine. Her father is left bemused by the morals of the younger generation.

Cast

• Owen Nares as Tom Smith
• Adrianne Allen as Lady Pamela
• David Hawthorne as Sir Clive Marlowe
• C.M. Hallard as Earl Bellingdon
• Barbara Hoffe as Mrs. Tremayne
• Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Robinson
• Winifred Oughton as Mrs. Jones
• Disney Roebuck as Daniels
• Miles Malleson as Minor Role
• Netta Westcott as Minor Role

References

1. Wood p.70
2. The Unknown Thirties. p.219-36

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Richards, Jeffrey. The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929-1939. I.B. Tauris, 2000.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Woman Between at IMDb

Streaming

• The Woman Between video from Internet Archive

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