The Constant Nymph (1943)
Directed by Edmund Goulding

Drama

Film Synopsis

Lewis Dodd, an American composer, is staying with an old friend in Switzerland.  The latter lives with his four daughters, one of whom, Tessa, falls in love with Lewis without him being aware of the fact.  He will marry another woman but he will never forget the gentle girl who will forever remain his main source of inspiration.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Edmund Goulding
  • Script: Kathryn Scola, Margaret Kennedy (play), Basil Dean (play)
  • Cinematographer: Tony Gaudio
  • Music: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
  • Cast: Charles Boyer (Lewis Dodd), Joan Fontaine (Tessa Sanger), Alexis Smith (Florence Creighton), Brenda Marshall (Toni Sanger), Charles Coburn (Charles Creighton), Dame May Whitty (Lady Constance Longborough), Peter Lorre (Fritz Bercovy), Joyce Reynolds (Paula Sanger), Jean Muir (Kate Sanger), Montagu Love (Albert Sanger), Eduardo Ciannelli (Roberto), Janine Crispin (Marie), Doris Lloyd (Miss Hamilton), Joan Blair (Lina Kamaroff), André Charlot (Dr. Renee), Richard Ryen (Kyril Trigorin), Crauford Kent (Thorpe), Marcel Dalio (Georges), Clemence Groves (Concert Soloist), Brooks Benedict (Party Guest)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 112 min

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