Woman of Malacca (1937)
1h 53m
Running Time
October 6, 1937Release Date
Woman of Malacca (1937)
1h 53m
Running Time
October 6, 1937Release Date
Plot.
Unhappy with her humdrum life as a provincial schoolteacher, Audrey Greenwood marries Major Carter, an officer in the British Army whom she does not love. Not long after the wedding Carter is on his way to Malaysia, accompanied by his wife, to take up a post in the British colony. During the long sea voyage, Audrey becomes acquainted with the handsome Prince Selim, the heir to the Malaysian throne. Life in the province of Malacca soon proves disagreeable to the free-spirited Englishwoman and she becomes a social outcast when her amorous affair with the prince is discovered.
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Cast & Crew.
Edwige Feuillère
Audrey Greenwood
Pierre Richard-Willm
Le prince Selim
Betty Daussmond
Lady Muriel Lyndstone
Jacques Copeau
Lord Brandmore
Gabrielle Dorziat
Lady Patricia Brandmore
Jean Debucourt
Sir Eric Temple
Marc Allégret
Director
Francis de Croisset
Writer
Jean Wall
Major Carter
William Aguet
Gérald
Claude-André Puget
Writer
René Bergeron
Doctor
Louis Beydts
Composer
Magdeleine Bérubet
Mademoiselle Tramont
Marthe Mellot
Sub-mistress of the Tramont Institute
Jules Kruger
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 6, 1937
Original NameLa Dame de Malacca
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 53m
Genres
Wiki.
Woman of Malacca (French: La dame de Malacca) is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Richard-Willm and Betty Daussmond. It was based on a 1935 novel by the French writer Francis de Croisset. It was a major success on its initial release. It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. A separate German-language version Another World was also made.