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Michael and Mary is a British film of genre Drama directed by Victor Saville with Herbert Marshall

Michael and Mary (1931)

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Michael and Mary was a 1931 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and starring Elizabeth Allan, Edna Best, Frank Lawton, and Herbert Marshall. This was the first of the Edna Best and Herbert Marshall co-starring talkies. It was based on a play of the same name by A. A. Milne.

With a running time of 76 minutes, it was distributed by Universal Studios. A.A. Milne's story was adapted by Victor Saville and Angus MacPhail.

The play was performed on Friday, December 13, 1929 at the Charles Hopkins Theatre, NY. It starred Henry Hull, Edith Barrett, and Harry Beresford.

Synopsis

A young bride (Edna Best) is deserted by her husband (D. A. Clarke-Smith) but finds happiness with another man (Herbert Marshall). They contract a bigamous marriage for the sake of their child (Frank Lawton).

Actors

Herbert Marshall

(Michael Rowe)Edna Best

(Mary Rowe)Frank Lawton

(David Rowe)Elizabeth Allan

(Romo)D. A. Clarke-Smith

(Harry Price)
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