Cynara (film)
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Cynara is a 1932 romantic drama film about a British lawyer who pays a heavy price for an affair. It stars Ronald Colman
, Kay Francis
, and Phyllis Barry
and is based on the novel An Imperfect Lover by Robert Gore-Browne.
Ronald Colman
Ronald Charles Colman was an English actor.-Early years:He was born in Richmond, Surrey, England, the second son and fourth child of Charles Colman and his wife Marjory Read Fraser. His siblings included Eric, Edith, and Marjorie. He was educated at boarding school in Littlehampton, where he...
, Kay Francis
Kay Francis
Kay Francis was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress...
, and Phyllis Barry
Phyllis Barry
Phyllis Barry was an English film actress. Born in Leeds, England, Barry appeared in over 40 films between 1932 and 1947.-Career:...
and is based on the novel An Imperfect Lover by Robert Gore-Browne.
Cast (in credits order)
- Ronald ColmanRonald ColmanRonald Charles Colman was an English actor.-Early years:He was born in Richmond, Surrey, England, the second son and fourth child of Charles Colman and his wife Marjory Read Fraser. His siblings included Eric, Edith, and Marjorie. He was educated at boarding school in Littlehampton, where he...
as Jim Warlock - Kay FrancisKay FrancisKay Francis was an American stage and film actress. After a brief period on Broadway in the late 1920s, she moved to film and achieved her greatest success between 1930 and 1936, when she was the number one female star at the Warner Brothers studio, and the highest paid American film actress...
as Clemency Warlock - Phyllis BarryPhyllis BarryPhyllis Barry was an English film actress. Born in Leeds, England, Barry appeared in over 40 films between 1932 and 1947.-Career:...
as Doris Emily Lea - Henry StephensonHenry StephensonHenry Stephenson , sometimes credited as Harry Stephenson, was a British character actor....
as John Tring - Viva Tattersall as Milly Miles
- Florine McKinney as Garla
- Clarissa Selwynne as Onslow
- Paul PorcasiPaul PorcasiPaul Porcasi was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 142 films between 1917 and 1945.He was born in Palermo, Sicily and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Broadway...
as Joseph, Maitre D' - George Kirby as Mr Boots
- Donald Stuart as Henry
- Wilson Benge as Merton, Jim's Valet
- Halliwell HobbesHalliwell HobbesHalliwell Hobbes was an English actor.-Life:His stage debut was in Sir Frank Benson's company in 1898, playing in Shakespearean rep alongside actors such as Ellen Terry and Mrs Patrick Campbell...
as Coroner At Inquest