The Lady of the Lake (film)

The Lady of the Lake
Directed by	James A. FitzPatrick
Written by	Sir Walter Scott (play) Angus MacPhail James A. FitzPatrick
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Starring	Percy Marmont Benita Hume Lawson Butt James Carew
Cinematography	Bert Dawley Leslie Rowson James Wilson
Music by	Nathaniel Shilkret
Production company	Gainsborough Pictures
Distributed by	FitzPatrick Pictures (US)
Release date	December 1928
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Sound (Synchronized) English

The Lady of the Lake is a 1928 British sound romance film directed by James A. FitzPatrick and starring Percy Marmont, Benita Hume and Lawson Butt. While the film has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with singing and sound effects. The film is based on the 1810 poem The Lady of the Lake by Walter Scott.

Cast

• Percy Marmont as James FitzJames
• Benita Hume as The Lady of the Lake
• Lawson Butt as Roderick Dhu
• James Carew as Lord Moray
• Haddon Mason as Malcolm Graeme
• Hetta Bartlett as Margaret
• Leo Dryden as Allan Bayne
• Sara Francis as Blanche of Devon
• James Douglas as Douglas

Music

The film features a theme song entitled "Eileen, Sweet Eileen" which was composed by Nathaniel Shilkret.

Production

The film was made at the Islington Studios of Gainsborough Pictures. The film was originally silent, with sound added in July 1931.

Bibliography

• Cook, Pam. Gainsborough Pictures. Cassell, 1997.

External links

• The Lady of the Lake at IMDb
• The Lady of the Lake at the Internet Archive