Tesha

Aug 27, 1928

1h 27m

★ 0.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Burlington Films

British International Pictures

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Cast

Tesha Dobree

María Corda

Robert Dobree

Jameson Thomas

Lenane

Paul Cavanagh

Doctor

Clifford Heatherley

Maid

Muriel Minty

Mrs. Dobree

Daisy Campbell

Maestro

J.J. Espinosa

Tesha (child)

Bunty Fosse

Young Simpson

Mickey Brantford

Tesha's Father

Boris Ranevsky

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