Evergreen (film)

Evergreen
Directed byVictor Saville
Written byMarjorie Gaffney
Emlyn Williams
Based onEver Green by Benn Levy
Produced byMichael Balcon
StarringJessie Matthews
Sonnie Hale
Barry MacKay
Betty Balfour
CinematographyGlen MacWilliams
Edited byIan Dalrymple
Music byRichard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart
Harry M. Woods
Production
company
Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release date
April 1934 (United Kingdom)
  • 31 December 1934 (1934-12-31) (USA)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Evergreen is a 1934 British musical film directed by Victor Saville starring Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale and Barry MacKay. The film is based on the 1930 musical Ever Green, also starring Matthews, who plays a dual role as mother and daughter.[1]

The film was produced at Gaumont British by Michael Balcon and shot at the Lime Grove Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by art director Alfred Junge. The music was written by Rodgers and Hart.[2]

  1. ^ "Evergreen". Time Out London. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
  2. ^ Dave Kehr. "Evergreen Capsule". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 27 March 2008.