The Constant Nymph
1943 · Movie · 112 min. · United States
Fourteen-year-old Tessa is hopelessly in love with handsome composer Lewis Dodd, a family friend. Lewis adores Tessa, but has never shown any romantic feelings toward her. When Tessa's father dies, Lewis contacts her late mother's wealthy family so they'll take care of Tessa and her sisters. Lewis becomes taken with Tessa's haughty cousin Florence and the two soon marry and head off for Florence's estate in England. Meanwhile, Florence sends Tessa and her sister Paula off to finishing school. The girls run away from school and Tessa moves in with Florence and Louis. Florence soon becomes consumed with jealousy over the bond between her husband and Tessa.
Direction Edmund Goulding
Cast Charles Boyer · Joan Fontaine · Brenda Marshall · Alexis Smith · Charles Coburn · Dame May Whitty · Peter Lorre · Jean Muir · Joyce Reynolds · Eduardo Ciannelli · Montagu Love · Janine Crispin · Doris Lloyd
Soundtrack Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Screenplay Kathryn Scola · Margaret Kennedy
Cinematography Tony Gaudio
Original title The Constant Nymph
6.8
169 votes (FilmAffinity)
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