The Morals of Marcus (1935 film)

The Morals of Marcus is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Miles Mander and starring Lupe Vélez, Ian Hunter and Adrianne Allen.[1] The screenplay concerns an archaeologist who finds a woman hiding in his luggage who has escaped from a harem and they eventually fall in love and marry. The Morals of Marcus was previously filmed twice as silents in 1915 (The Morals of Marcus, with Marie Doro) and in 1921 (Morals, with May McAvoy).

The Morals of Marcus
Directed byMiles Mander
Written byGuy Bolton
H. Fowler Mear
Miles Mander
Based onThe Morals of Marcus Ordeyne by William John Locke
Produced byJulius Hagen
StarringIan Hunter
Lupe Vélez
Adrianne Allen
Noel Madison
CinematographySydney Blythe
Edited byJack Harris
Music byW.L. Trytel
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Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • February 1935 (1935-02)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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The film was based on the novel The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne by William John Locke and was filmed at Twickenham Studios. It was part of the producer Julius Hagen's ambitious programme of film production at Twickenham. Hagen brought in Vélez, a leading Mexican actress, to give the film greater international appeal.

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Bibliography

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  • Richards, Jeffrey (ed.) The Unknown 1930s: An Alternative History of the British Cinema, 1929-1939. I.B. Tauris, 1998.