Wings of the Morning (1937 film)
Wings of the Morning is a 1937 British drama film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Annabella, Henry Fonda, and Leslie Banks.[3] Glenn Tryon was the original director but he was fired and replaced by Schuster. It was the first ever three-strip Technicolor movie shot in England or Europe.[4]Jack Cardiff is credited as the camera operator.
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| Directed by | Harold D. Schuster Glenn Tyron (original director) |
| Produced by | Robert Kane |
| Written by | Tom Geraghty (narration) Gilbert Wakefield (scenario) |
| Screenplay by | Thomas J. Geraghty John Meehan |
| Story by | Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne |
| Based on | Destiny Bay 1928 two short stories by Donn Byrne |
| Starring | Annabella Henry Fonda Leslie Banks |
| Music by | Arthur Benjamin Muir Mathieson |
| Cinematography | Ray Rennahan |
| Edited by | James B. Clark |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date | January 1937 (UK) March 11, 1937 (US) |
Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $850,000[1] or £150,000[2] |
Popular Irish tenor Count John McCormack appeared in the film singing "Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms" and "Killarney".[5] The picture was French actress Annabella's first English language film. Henry Fonda met his second wife, Frances Ford Seymour, mother of Jane and Peter Fonda, on the set at Denham.[6]
Premise
The story, begins in 1889 with the impetuous love of an Irish nobleman for the fiery Romany Gypsy princess Maria. The couple marry against social conventions in both communities but he dies shortly afterward in a riding accident. Maria leaves the estate and goes to Spain with the Gypsy caravan. The story continues 50 years later when Maria and her grand daughter return to Ireland.[7]
Cast
- Annabella as Young Marie/Maria, Duchess of Leyva
- Henry Fonda as Kerry Gilfallen
- Leslie Banks as Lord Clontarf
- Stewart Rome as Sir Valentine
- Irene Vanbrugh as Old Marie
- Harry Tate as Paddy
- Helen Haye as Aunt Jenepher
- Edward Underdown as Don Diego (as Teddy Underdown)
- Mark Daly as James Patrick Aloysius 'Jimmy' Brannigan
- Sam Livesey as Angelo
- E. V. H. Emmett as Racing Commentator
- R.C. Lyle as Racing Commentator (as Captain R.C. Lyle)
- John McCormack as Himself - the Tenor
- Steve Donoghue as Himself
- Evelyn Ankers as a party guest (uncredited)
- Hermione Darnborough as a gypsy dancer
References
- Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 240
- "Costly British Films For Melbourne". The Herald. Victoria, Australia. 10 December 1936. p. 44. Retrieved 13 May 2020 – via Trove.
- BFI Database entry
- IMDB movie trivia
- Video on YouTube
- Christopher Andersen (1990) Citizen Jane
- http://www.allmovie.com/movie/wings-of-the-morning-v117197
External links
- Wings of the Morning on IMDb
- Wings of the Morning at AllMovie
- Wings of the Morning at the TCM Movie Database
- Wings of the Morning at the American Film Institute Catalog