LittleFriend1934

Little Friend is a 1934 British drama film directed by Berthold Viertel and starring Matheson Lang, Nova Pilbeam and Lydia Sherwood. The film was based on a novel by Ernst Lothar and adapted for the screen by Margaret Kennedy and Christopher Isherwood. A girl becomes an unwilling witness in her parents' scandalous divorce case.

[@hollywoodjaded]

Such a shining ray of light, this. Beautifully crafted British cinema - at its finest.

[@freednb]

Interesting film kept me gripped from start to finish! I thought they got the childs perspective down very well. some good special effects helped with that. thank you for sharing!

[@heatherbowlan1961]

Thank you for finding and sharing these great classics ! God Bless you and your family! ❤️🙏🇨🇦

[@pristinerecords]

Thanks for uploading. I searched for this because I thought of Isherwood's 'Prater Violet' which I read years ago. Apparently based on his experience working on this film. Worth reading if you can find a copy, very nice short novel with some deep memorable passages.

[@esmeephillips5888]

The movie whose title is that of Isherwood's novella has a different plot from 'Little Friend'. But 'Friedrich Bergmann' in the book closely resembles director Berthold Viertel, who was in exile working for Gaumont British.
Through his wife, Sasha Viertel, Isherwood got in with the Hollywood aristocracy when he and Auden went to the States in 1939. Sasha was Garbo's scriptwriter and confidante, and Isherwood was soon hired by MGM to write 'Rage in Heaven'.

[@chrishintz1077]

Nova’s face: so bright, shining and true. Lovable.

[@esmeephillips5888]

On the strength of her three starring parts in 1933-37, I reckon Nova was the great lost talent of British Sound cinema's early years- its equivalent of Deanna Durbin. And if she had been induced to try Hollywood, she would have left Fontaine, Garson, Kerr and Taylor in the dust.

[@williamgshippw.g1673]

The world is a unstable place…knowing peace in your heart,is the only thing that will make your world worth living….☮️🔛🌎

[@chrishintz1077]

Oh Nova, how you could wring the heartstrings!

[@peterhudd5397]

Great little film for its time

[@gabbysch2625]

... "please be quiet; please speak a little louder"... Lol!

[@gabbysch2625]

Crazy adults. Loved it!

[@blissy1]

Nothing like a happy ending😊

[@sorgrillapochola52]

Lástima solo se escucha el audio el video se dañó, qué pena