Little Friend

Little Friend - 1934 | 85 mins | Drama | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Berthold Viertel.
Producer: Robert Stevenson.
Script: Christopher Isherwood, Margaret Kennedy and Berthold Viertel. (from the novel by Ernst Lothar)
Cinematography: Günther Krampf.
Art Direction: Alfred Junge.
Music Direction: Louis Levy.

The Cast

Matheson Lang - John Hughes
Lydia Sherwood - Helen Hughes
Nova Pilbeam - Felicity Hughes
Arthur Margetson - Hilliard
Jean Cadell - Miss Drew
Jimmy Hanley - Leonard Parry
Gibb McLaughlin - Thompson
Diana Cotton - Maud
Cecil Parker - Mason

Plot Synopsis

Well-crafted weepie about the effects of a marriage break-up on a young girl. 12-year-old Felicity (Nova Pilbeam), tries to shield her mother (Lydia Sherwood) in court when her father (Matheson Lang) sues for divorce on the grounds of adultery. Felicity attempts suicide in a bid to reunite her parents.