The luminous Maria Corda stars as the eponymous Tesha, a celebrated Russian dancer who marries an Englishman (Thomas). The couple long for a child but after five years of happy marriage, remain childless. On a trip to Southampton Tesha succumbs to a brief fling with a stranger (Cavanagh), unleashing a barrage of unforeseen consequences and emotional turmoil. The superb cinematography is by the great German cinematographer Werner Brandes who worked on dozens of prestige British productions in the 1920s. Originally shot silent, sound was added in 1929.
Cast
Crew
Victor Saville
Director, Adaptation, Producer
Violet E. Powell
Scenario Writer
Walter C. Mycroft
Adaptation
Oliver Sandys
Story
Werner Brandes
Cinematography
Basil Roscoe
Assistant Director
Reville
Costume Design
Harry Gordon
Original Music Composer
W.L. Trytel
Music Director
Hugh Gee
Art Direction
Arthur Wimperis
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