Faces (1934 film)
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| Directed by | Sidney Morgan |
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| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
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| Distributed by | Paramount British |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Faces is a 1934 British comedy-drama film directed by Sidney Morgan and starring Anna Lee, Harold French and Walter Sondes.[1][2] It was written by Joan Morgan, and Sondes and Patrick Ludlow based on their 1932 play.[3]
Plot
Madeleine Pelham is an assistant in a fashionable West End beauty parlour. Tired of her boring life she is tempted to become the mistress of wealthy businessman Dick Morris. Realising that Morris's wife is the parlour's best client, she soon realises her dalliance is a mistake, and returns to her fiancée Ted.
Cast
- Anna Lee as Madeleine Pelham
- Harold French as Ted
- Walter Sondes as Dick Morris
- Moore Marriott as Robert Pelham
- Kate Saxon as Mrs. Pelham
- Beryl de Querton as Amy Amor
- Noel Shannon as Alphonse
- Olive Sloane as Lady Wallingford
Reception
The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Drama, interspersed with comedy, around assistant and patrons in West End beauty parlour. Light touches provided by sequences of suburban home life and ambitious titled women who desire rejuvenation. Excellent performance by Anna Lee in leading role; reasonable support from remainder of cast. Competent direction and authentic settings provide useful booking for popular halls, with appeal for women patrons."[4]
Kine Weekly wrote: "The situations are rather obvious in construction but the individual acting is competent and introduces emotional as well as feminine interest. Fair average two-feature programe booking for the masses."[5]
References
- ^ "Faces". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 105. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022.
- ^ Verschoylk, Derek (30 April 1932). ""Faces." By Patrick Ludlow and Walter Sondes. At the Comedy". The Spectator: 13.
- ^ "Faces". The Daily Film Renter (2159): 4. 27 January 1934. ProQuest 3127084970.
- ^ "Faces". Kine Weekly. 204 (1398): 23. 1 February 1934. ProQuest 2338093814.