Tesha (1928)
1h 27m
Running Time
August 27, 1928Release Date
Plot.
The luminous Maria Corda stars as the eponymous Tesha, a celebrated Russian dancer who marries an Englishman (Thomas). The couple long for a child but after five years of happy marriage, remain childless. On a trip to Southampton Tesha succumbs to a brief fling with a stranger (Cavanagh), unleashing a barrage of unforeseen consequences and emotional turmoil. The superb cinematography is by the great German cinematographer Werner Brandes who worked on dozens of prestige British productions in the 1920s. Originally shot silent, sound was added in 1929.
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Cast & Crew.
María Corda
Tesha Dobree
Jameson Thomas
Robert Dobree
Paul Cavanagh
Lenane
Jameson Thomas
Robert Dobree
Clifford Heatherley
Doctor
Muriel Minty
Maid
Daisy Campbell
Mrs. Dobree
J.J. Espinosa
Maestro
Details.
This Movie Is About.
one-night stand
infertility
melodrama
Wiki.
Tesha is a 1928 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and Edwin Greenwood and starring María Corda, Jameson Thomas and Paul Cavanagh. The film was originally shot as a silent film but in 1929 sound was added.