The Constant Nymph (1933 film)

The Constant Nymph is a 1933 British drama film directed by Basil Dean and starring Victoria Hopper, Brian Aherne and Leonora Corbett.^[1] It is an adaptation of the 1924 novel The Constant Nymph by Margaret Kennedy and the 1926 stage play adaptation written by Kennedy and Dean.^[2] Dean tried to persuade Novello to reprise his appearance from the 1928 silent version The Constant Nymph but was turned down and cast Aherne in the part instead.^[3] The film is set in Tyrol, western Austria. Previously filmed in 1928, the sentimental Margaret Kennedy novel The Constant Nymph was sumptuously remade by Gaumont-British Picture Corporation in 1933.

The Constant Nymph
Directed by	Basil Dean
Screenplay by	Dorothy Farnum
Based on	The Constant Nymph (novel) (1924 novel) by Margaret Kennedy 1926 play (Basil Dean)
Produced by	Michael Balcon
Starring	Victoria Hopper Brian Aherne Leonora Corbett
Cinematography	Mutz Greenbaum
Edited by	Frederick Y. Smith
Music by	Eugene Goossens John Greenwood
Production company	Gaumont British Picture Corporation
Distributed by	Gaumont British Distributors Fox Film
Release dates	December 1933 (1933-12) (United Kingdom) 7 April 1934 (1934-04-07) (United States)
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

.A rich, Belgian gamine named Tessa Sanger falls hopelessly in love with world-famous composer Lewis Dodd, who is so full of himself that he barely acknowledges Tessa's existence. As she looks on in quiet desperation, Dodd marries another woman, her cousin Florence. It takes him nearly the entire picture to realize what a fool he's been, and that Tessa was the one girl for him all along – but alas, it's too late.

Cast

• Victoria Hopper as Tess Sanger
• Brian Aherne as Lewis Dodd
• Leonora Corbett as Florence
• Lyn Harding as Albert Sanger
• Mary Clare as Linda Sanger
• Jane Baxter as Antonia Sanger
• Fritz Schulz as Jacob Birnbaum
• Tony De Lungo as Roberto
• Jane Cornell as Kate Sanger
• Peggy Blythe as Lena Sanger
• Athole Stewart as Charles Churchill
• Beryl Laverick as Susan Sanger
• Jim Gérald as Trigorin

Remake

The Constant Nymph was remade by Warner Bros. in 1943, at which time all prints of the 1933 version were supposed to be destroyed, however, several prints did survive.^[4]