The Morals of Marcus (1935 film)

For the 1915 American film, see The Morals of Marcus (1915 film).

The Morals of Marcus
Directed by	Miles Mander
Written by	Guy Bolton H. Fowler Mear Miles Mander
Based on	The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne by William John Locke
Produced by	Julius Hagen
Starring	Ian Hunter Lupe Vélez Adrianne Allen Noel Madison
Cinematography	Sydney Blythe
Edited by	Jack Harris
Music by	W.L. Trytel
Production company	Twickenham Studios
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors
Release date	February 1935
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Morals of Marcus is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Miles Mander and starring Lupe Vélez, Ian Hunter and Adrianne Allen. The screenplay concerns an archaeologist who finds a woman hiding in his luggage who has escaped from a harem and they eventually fall in love and marry. The Morals of Marcus was previously filmed twice as silents in 1915 (The Morals of Marcus, with Marie Doro) and in 1921 (Morals, with May McAvoy).

Production

The film was based on the novel The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne by William John Locke and was filmed at Twickenham Studios. It was part of the producer Julius Hagen's ambitious programme of film production at Twickenham. Hagen brought in Vélez, a leading Mexican actress, to give the film greater international appeal.

Main cast

• Ian Hunter as Sir Marcus Ordeyne
• Lupe Vélez as Carlotta
• Adrianne Allen as Judith
• Noel Madison as Tony Pasquale
• J.H. Roberts as Butler
• Frank Atkinson as Ship Steward

Bibliography

• Richards, Jeffrey (ed.) The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929-1939. I.B. Tauris, 1998.