The Impassive Footman

The Impassive Footman
Directed by	Basil Dean
Produced by	Basil Dean
Written by	Herman C. McNeile (play) Harold Dearden John Farrow John Paddy Carstairs
Starring	Owen Nares Betty Stockfeld Allan Jeayes George Curzon
Music by	Ernest Irving
Cinematography	Robert Martin
Edited by	Otto Ludwig Ernest Aldridge
Production company	Associated Talking Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release dates	July 1932
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Impassive Footman is a 1932 British, low-budget "quota quickie"^[1] drama film directed by Basil Dean and starring Owen Nares, Betty Stockfeld, Allan Jeayes and George Curzon.^[2] The film was made at Ealing Studios with sets designed by Edward Carrick. It was also released under the alternative title Woman in Bondage.

Plot

On a cruise ship, Mrs Marwood becomes involved in a platonic relationship with the ship's doctor who treats her hypochondriac husband. This leads to a series of violent quarrels, all witnessed by the family's footman who is the only one who knows entirely what is going on.

Cast

• Owen Nares as Bryan Daventry
• Betty Stockfeld as Grace Marwood
• Allan Jeayes as John Marwood
• George Curzon as Simpson
• Aubrey Mather as Doctor Bartlett
• Frances Rose Campbell as Mrs Angers
• Florence Harwood as Mrs Hoggs

References

1. Matthew Sweet (2 January 2007). "Fancy a quickie?". The Guardian.
2. "The Impassive Footman (1932)". British Film Institute.

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Perry, George. Forever Ealing. Pavilion Books, 1994.

External links

• The Impassive Footman at the Internet Movie Database