The Lady from the Sea (1929 film)

The Lady from the Sea
Directed by	Castleton Knight
Written by	Joe Grossman Victor Kendall Garnett Weston
Starring	Ray Milland Mona Goya Moore Marriott
Cinematography	Jack E. Cox James E. Rogers Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited by	A.C. Hammond
Music by	John Reynders
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures (silent) Wardour Films (sound)
Release date	May 1929 (1929-05)
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Lady from the Sea is a 1929 sound British romance film directed by Castleton Knight and starring Ray Milland, Mona Goya, and Moore Marriott. It was originally released as a silent in May 1929, before it was subsequently re-shot entirely in sound and re-released the following year. The sound version is still extant, while the original silent version is lost.

The film was also known as Goodwin Sands. The film was shot at Elstree Studios and originally released by Paramount British. The film's sets were designed by the art director J. Elder Wills.

Plot

A fisherman working off the Goodwin Sands becomes romantically attached to an upper-class woman.

Cast

• Mona Goya as Claire le Grange
• Ray Milland as Tom Roberts
• Moore Marriott as Old Roberts
• Bruce Gordon as Dick Roberts
• Eugenie Amami as Rose
• Anita Graham as Mrs. Roberts
• Wilfred Shine as Doctor

Bibliography

• Low, Rachel. The History of British Film: Volume IV, 1918–1929. Routledge, 1997.
• McKay, James. Ray Milland: The Films, 1929-1984. McFarland, 2020.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Lady from the Sea is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
• The Lady from the Sea at IMDb