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The Water Gipsies is a British film of genre Drama directed by Maurice Elvey with Ann Todd

The Water Gipsies (1932)

The Water Gipsies
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Length 1h20
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Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating61% 3.089513.089513.089513.089513.08951

The Water Gipsies is a 1932 British, low-budget "quota quickie" drama film made at Ealing Studios. Directed by Maurice Elvey, it starred Ann Todd, Sari Maritza and Ian Hunter. It is an adaptation of the 1930 novel The Water Gipsies by A.P. Herbert. The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios. Vivian Ellis worked as the film's composer, and later used some of the music in the 1955 stage musical adaptation of the novel.



^ Matthew Sweet (2 January 2007). "Fancy a quickie?". The Guardian.

^ "The Water Gipsies (1932)". British Film Institute.

Actors

Ann Todd

(Jane Bell)Ian Hunter

(Fred Green)Richard Bird

(Ernest)Barbara Gott

(Mrs. Green)Moore Marriott

(Mr. Pewtar)Miles Malleson

(Minor Role)
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