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DramaRomance

Autumn Crocus

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A teacher falls in love with the married owner of the guest house in which she is staying during a holiday to Austria.

Release Date : 1934-02-01

Language :

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Ivor Novello

Character Name : Andreas Steiner

Original Name : Ivor Novello

Gender : Male

Fay Compton

Character Name : Jenny Grey

Original Name : Fay Compton

Gender : Female

Muriel Aked

Character Name : Miss Mayne

Original Name : Muriel Aked

Gender : Female

Jack Hawkins

Character Name : Alaric

Original Name : Jack Hawkins

Gender : Male

Esme Church

Character Name : Edith

Original Name : Esme Church

Gender : Male

Frederick Ranalow

Character Name : Herr Feldmann

Original Name : Frederick Ranalow

Gender : Male

Diana Beaumont

Character Name : Audrey

Original Name : Diana Beaumont

Gender : Female

Mignon O'Doherty

Character Name : Frau Feldmann

Original Name : Mignon O'Doherty

Gender : Female

George Zucco

Character Name : Revered Mayne

Original Name : George Zucco

Gender : Male

Alice Sandor

Character Name : Minna

Original Name : Alice Sandor

Gender : Male

Gertrude Gould

Character Name : Frau Steiner

Original Name : Gertrude Gould

Gender : Male

Pamela Blake

Character Name : Lenchen

Original Name : Pamela Blake

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-04-17

This reminded me a little of "Mr. Chips" at the start as school-mistresses "Jenny" (Fay Compton) and "Miss Mayne" (Muriel Aked) set off on a trip to Venice via one night in the Austrian Tyrol. The latter woman is a bit finicky and after two or three hotels their bus driver all but abandons them at a guesthouse run by "Andreas" (Ivor Novello). His is a cheery establishment, largely devoid of insects, that suits both women. The scenery is beautiful, the company lively and the food good - and it's only for just one night. Pretty clearly, there is soon a chemistry between "Jenny" and her host, and the rest of the film uses the Alpine scenery and a few charming songs to depict a slowly developing love story. By way of distraction there are other guests - notably the rather Bohemian "Alaric" (Jack Hawkins) and "Audrey" (Diana Beaumont) who refuse to conform to marriage and so openly flit from each other's rooms much to the chagrin and amusement of the other guests. There is something of the whimsy to this - the setting, the songs, the gentle pace of it all, and as the story throws a few obstacles into their otherwise loving path, we see both with decisions to make. I always found Novello a very engaging actor to watch - even if his roles sometimes left substance to be desired - and here he delivers, as does Compton, effectively for a pleasing ninety minutes.