A Romance in Flanders is a 1937 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Paul Cavanagh, Marcelle Chantal, Olga Lindo and Alastair Sim. It is set during the First World War with the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders. It was also released under the alternative title of Lost on the Western Front.

A Romance in Flanders
Directed byMaurice Elvey
Written byMario Fort (novel)
Ralph Vanio (novel)
Harold Simpson
Produced byFriedrich Deutschmeister
StarringPaul Cavanagh
Marcelle Chantal
Garry Marsh
CinematographySydney Blythe
William Luff
Production
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Franco-London Films
Distributed byBritish Lion Films
Release date
  • 1937 (1937)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith by the independent Franco-London Films.[1] Halliwell's Film Guide describes it as "rose-coloured romantic hokum".[2] A French version Widow's Island was also produced.

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References

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  1. ^ Wood p.92
  2. ^ Halliwell p.878

Bibliography

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  • Halliwell, Leslie. Halliwell's Film Guide. Scribner, 1989.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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