His English Wife

January. 17,1927      
Rating:
6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

London socialite Cathleen Paget's adventures in love and misfortune a year after the death of her husband. Ivor Willington and Lionel Jesop play cards for who will be given the shot at flirting with Paget, as to claim her wealth. But when her brother Bruce has lost the family fortune in bad business, Cathleen is suggested to court Nordic giant Birger Holm. The two marry and the families financial problems seem to be at bay, although the life in the northern Sweden is wearing Cathleen down as she misses parties, friends and dancing at the Savoy Hotel.

Lil Dagover as  Cathleen Paget
Urho Somersalmi as  Birger Holm
Gösta Ekman as  Ivor Willington
Karin Swanström as  Mrs. Brock, Cathleen's mother
Håkan Westergren as  Bruce Brock
Brita Appelgren as  Poppy Brock
Stina Berg as  Antje
Margit Rosengren as  Lillian
Margit Manstad as  Faucigny
Carl-Gunnar Wingård as  Waiter

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Reviews

Colibel
1927/01/17

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

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SnoReptilePlenty
1927/01/18

Memorable, crazy movie

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Frances Chung
1927/01/19

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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Marva
1927/01/20

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

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