Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931 film)

For other films of the same name, see Tilly of Bloomsbury.

Tilly of Bloomsbury
Directed by	Jack Raymond
Written by	W. P. Lipscomb
Based on	Tilly of Bloomsbury by Ian Hay
Produced by	Jack Raymond
Starring	Sydney Howard Phyllis Konstam Richard Bird Edward Chapman
Cinematography	Freddie Young
Edited by	Thorold Dickinson
Production company	Sterling Films
Distributed by	Sterling Films
Release date	29 April 1931 (1931-04-29)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Tilly of Bloomsbury is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Sydney Howard, Phyllis Konstam, Richard Bird and Edward Chapman. It is based on the play Tilly of Bloomsbury by Ian Hay, previously adapted into a 1921 silent film of the same title It was shot at the Elstree Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Clifford Pember. The screenplay concerns a woman who falls in love with an aristocrat.

Premise

A young woman falls in love with an aristocrat and tries to convince his parents that she is herself wealthy.^[1]

Cast

• Sydney Howard as Samuel Stillbottle
• Phyllis Konstam as Tilly Welwyn
• Richard Bird as Dick Mainwaring
• Edward Chapman as Percy Welwyn
• Ellie Jeffreys as Lady Marion Mainwaring
• Marie Wright as Mrs. Banks
• Mabel Russell as Mrs. Welwyn
• H. R. Hignett as Lucius Welwyn
• Ena Grossmith as Amelia Welwyn
• Sebastian Smith as Abel Mainwaring
• Leila Page as Sylvia
• Olwen Roose as Constance Damery
• T. Gordon Blythe as Metha Ram

References

1. "Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Tilly of Bloomsbury at IMDb