Wings of the Morning (1937 film)

Wings of the Morning
Wings of the Morning
Directed by	Harold D. Schuster; Glenn Tyron (original director)
Written by	Tom Geraghty (narration); Gilbert Wakefield (scenario)
Screenplay by	Thomas J. Geraghty; John Meehan
Story by	Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
Based on	Destiny Bay; 1928 two short stories; by Donn Byrne
Produced by	Robert Kane
Starring	Annabella ; Henry Fonda; Leslie Banks
Cinematography	Ray Rennahan
Edited by	James B. Clark
Music by	Arthur Benjamin; Muir Mathieson
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	January 1937 (UK); 11 March 1937 (US);
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	$850,000 or £150,000

Wings of the Morning is a 1937 British drama film directed by Harold D. Schuster and starring Annabella, Henry Fonda, and Leslie Banks. Glenn Tryon was the original director but he was fired and replaced by Schuster. It was the first ever three-strip Technicolor movie shot in England or Europe. Jack Cardiff is credited as the camera operator.^[3]

Popular Irish tenor Count John McCormack appeared in the film singing "Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms" and "Killarney".^[3] The picture was French actress Annabella's first English language film. Henry Fonda met his second wife, Frances Ford Seymour, mother of Jane and Peter Fonda, on the set at Denham.^[4]

Plot

In 1889, there is a tempestuous love of an Irish nobleman for the fiery Romany Gypsy princess Maria. The couple marries against social conventions in both communities but he dies shortly afterward in a riding accident. Maria leaves the estate and goes to Spain with the Gypsy caravan. 50 years later, Maria returns to Ireland with her great-granddaughter.^[5]

Cast

Annabella as Young Marie/Maria, Duchess of Leyva
Henry Fonda as Kerry Gilfallen
Leslie Banks as Lord Clontarf
Stewart Rome as Sir Valentine
Irene Vanbrugh as Old Marie
Harry Tate as Paddy
Helen Haye as Aunt Jenepher
Edward Underdown as Don Diego (as Teddy Underdown)
Mark Daly as James Patrick Aloysius 'Jimmy' Brannigan
Sam Livesey as Angelo
E. V. H. Emmett as Racing Commentator
R.C. Lyle as Racing Commentator (as Captain R.C. Lyle)
John McCormack as himself - the Tenor
Steve Donoghue as himself
Evelyn Ankers as a party guest (uncredited)
Hermione Darnborough as a gypsy dancer

References

^ Solomon, Aubrey (25 April 2002). Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810842441 – via Google Books.
^ "Costly British Films For Melbourne". The Herald. Victoria, Australia. 10 December 1936. p. 44. Retrieved 13 May 2020 – via Trove.
^ ^a ^b Slide, Anthony (1985). "Wings of the Morning". Fifty Classic British Films, 1932-1982: A Pictorial Record. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. p. 22. ISBN 0-486-24860-7. LCCN 84-21230 – via Google Books.
^ Christopher Andersen (1990) Citizen Jane
^ "Wings of the Morning (1937) - Harold Schuster, Harold D. Schuster | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.

External links

Wings of the Morning at IMDb
Wings of the Morning at the TCM Movie Database
Wings of the Morning at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[1] Solomon, Aubrey (25 April 2002). Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810842441 – via Google Books.

[2] "Costly British Films For Melbourne". The Herald. Victoria, Australia. 10 December 1936. p. 44. Retrieved 13 May 2020 – via Trove.

[Slide-3] Slide, Anthony (1985). "Wings of the Morning". Fifty Classic British Films, 1932-1982: A Pictorial Record. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. p. 22. ISBN 0-486-24860-7. LCCN 84-21230 – via Google Books.

[4] Christopher Andersen (1990) Citizen Jane

[5] "Wings of the Morning (1937) - Harold Schuster, Harold D. Schuster | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.

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