Uneasy Virtue

Uneasy Virtue
Directed by	Norman Walker
Written by	Norman Walker
Based on	The Happy Husband by Harrison Owen
Starring	Fay Compton Edmund Breon Francis Lister Margot Grahame
Cinematography	Claude Friese-Greene
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	5 February 1931 (1931-02-05)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Uneasy Virtue is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Norman Walker and starring Fay Compton, Edmund Breon, Francis Lister, Donald Calthrop, and Garry Marsh.^[1] It was produced by British International Pictures and shot at the company's Elstree Studios. The film was based on the 1927 West End play The Happy Husband by Harrison Owen.

Synopsis

A loyal wife cultivates the impression that she has affairs with a variety of other men.

Cast

• Fay Compton as Dorothy Rendell
• Edmund Breon as Harvey Townsend
• Francis Lister as Bill Rendell
• Margot Grahame as Stella Tolhurst
• Donald Calthrop as Burglar
• Garry Marsh as Arthur Tolhurst
• Dodo Watts as Sylvia Fullerton
• Adele Dixon as Consuelo Pratt
• Hubert Harben as Frank K. Pratt
• Gerard Lyley as Sosso Stephens
• Margaret Yarde as Mrs Robinson
• Molly Lamont as Ada

References

1. BFI Database entry

Bibliography

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

External links

• Uneasy Virtue at IMDb