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1931 British film by Herbert Wilcox

Carnival

Directed by	Herbert Wilcox
Written by	Donald Macardle
Produced by	Harley Knoles Herbert Wilcox
Starring	Matheson Lang Joseph Schildkraut Kay Hammond Chili Bouchier
Cinematography	Freddie Young Jack Parker
Edited by	Maclean Rogers
Production company	British & Dominions Film Corporation
Release date	30 October 1931 (1931-10-30)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Carnival is a 1931 British drama film in black and white with colour sequences directed by Herbert Wilcox and produced by his British & Dominions Film Corporation, starring Matheson Lang, Joseph Schildkraut, Kay Hammond and Chili Bouchier. During a performance of Othello a jealous actor attempts to strangle his wife who he believes has committed adultery. It was a remake of the 1921 film Carnival. The French musician Alfred Rode appears with his band.

Cast

Matheson Lang as Silvio Steno
Chili Bouchier as Simonetta Steno
Joseph Schildkraut as Count Andrea Scipio
Lilian Braithwaite as Italia
Kay Hammond as Nella
Brian Buchel as Lelio
Dickie Edwards as Nino
Brember Wills as Stage Manager
Alfred Rode and His Royal Tzigane Band as Performers at Carnival

References

"Venetian Nights (1931)". IMDb. 31 January 2016.
"Carnival (1931)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
"BFI Screenonline: Carnival (1931)".
"Alfred Rode and His Royal Tzigane Band". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

Carnival at IMDb
Carnival at the BFI's Screenonline

v t e Films by Herbert Wilcox
As director	Chu-Chin-Chow (1923) Southern Love (1924) Decameron Nights (1924) The Only Way (1926) Nell Gwyn (1926) London (1926) Tip Toes (1927) Madame Pompadour (1927) Mumsie (1927) Dawn (1928) The Bondman (1929) The Woman in White (1929) The Loves of Robert Burns (1930) The Chance of a Night Time (1931) Carnival (1931) The Blue Danube (1932) Goodnight, Vienna (1932) Money Means Nothing (1932) The Little Damozel (1933) Bitter Sweet (1933) Yes, Mr Brown (1933) The Queen's Affair (1934) Nell Gwyn (1934) Peg of Old Drury (1935) This'll Make You Whistle (1936) Three Maxims (1936) London Melody (1937) Limelight (1937) Victoria the Great (1937) Sixty Glorious Years (1938) Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) Irene (1940) No, No, Nanette (1940) Sunny (1941) They Flew Alone (1942) Forever and a Day (1943) Yellow Canary (1943) I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945) Piccadilly Incident (1946) The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947) Spring in Park Lane (1948) Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948) Maytime in Mayfair (1949) Odette (1950) Into the Blue (1950) The Lady with a Lamp (1951) Derby Day (1952) Trent's Last Case (1952) Laughing Anne (1953) Trouble in the Glen (1954) Lilacs in the Spring (1954) King's Rhapsody (1955) My Teenage Daughter (1956) These Dangerous Years (1957) The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958) Wonderful Things! (1958) The Lady Is a Square (1959) The Heart of a Man (1959)
Producer only	The Wonderful Story (1922) Flames of Passion (1922) Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) A Peep Behind the Scenes (1929) When Knights Were Bold (1929) Black Waters (1929) Splinters (1929) Rookery Nook (1930) Wolves (1930) Warned Off (1930) On Approval (1930) Plunder (1930) Tons of Money (1930) The Speckled Band (1931) Almost a Divorce (1931) Up for the Cup (1931) Mischief (1931) A Night Like This (1932) Life Goes On (1932) The Mayor's Nest (1932) Thark (1932) The Love Contract (1932) Leap Year (1932) The Flag Lieutenant (1932) Say It with Music (1932) The Barton Mystery (1932) The King's Cup (1933) Discord (1933) One Precious Year (1933) The Blarney Stone (1933) Lord of the Manor (1933) It's a King (1933) Summer Lightning (1933) Purse Strings (1933) That's a Good Girl (1933) Up for the Derby (1933) Just My Luck (1933) Trouble (1933) Night of the Garter (1933) Sorrell and Son (1933) Faces (1934) Lucky Loser (1934) It's a Cop (1934) General John Regan (1934) Girls, Please! (1934) Up to the Neck (1934) The King of Paris (1934) Lilies of the Field (1934) Brewster's Millions (1935) Escape Me Never (1935) Come Out of the Pantry (1935) Fame (1936) The Frog (1937) The Rat (1937) The Return of the Frog (1938) A Royal Divorce (1938) No Parking (1938) Blondes for Danger (1938) The Beggar's Opera (1953) Yangtse Incident (1957) The Navy Lark (1959)

Films by Herbert Wilcox

As director

Chu-Chin-Chow (1923)
Southern Love (1924)
Decameron Nights (1924)
The Only Way (1926)
Nell Gwyn (1926)
London (1926)
Tip Toes (1927)
Madame Pompadour (1927)
Mumsie (1927)
Dawn (1928)
The Bondman (1929)
The Woman in White (1929)
The Loves of Robert Burns (1930)
The Chance of a Night Time (1931)
Carnival (1931)
The Blue Danube (1932)
Goodnight, Vienna (1932)
Money Means Nothing (1932)
The Little Damozel (1933)
Bitter Sweet (1933)
Yes, Mr Brown (1933)
The Queen's Affair (1934)
Nell Gwyn (1934)
Peg of Old Drury (1935)
This'll Make You Whistle (1936)
Three Maxims (1936)
London Melody (1937)
Limelight (1937)
Victoria the Great (1937)
Sixty Glorious Years (1938)
Nurse Edith Cavell (1939)
Irene (1940)
No, No, Nanette (1940)
Sunny (1941)
They Flew Alone (1942)
Forever and a Day (1943)
Yellow Canary (1943)
I Live in Grosvenor Square (1945)
Piccadilly Incident (1946)
The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947)
Spring in Park Lane (1948)
Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948)
Maytime in Mayfair (1949)
Odette (1950)
Into the Blue (1950)
The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
Derby Day (1952)
Trent's Last Case (1952)
Laughing Anne (1953)
Trouble in the Glen (1954)
Lilacs in the Spring (1954)
King's Rhapsody (1955)
My Teenage Daughter (1956)
These Dangerous Years (1957)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
Wonderful Things! (1958)
The Lady Is a Square (1959)
The Heart of a Man (1959)

Producer only

The Wonderful Story (1922)
Flames of Passion (1922)
Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923)
A Peep Behind the Scenes (1929)
When Knights Were Bold (1929)
Black Waters (1929)
Splinters (1929)
Rookery Nook (1930)
Wolves (1930)
Warned Off (1930)
On Approval (1930)
Plunder (1930)
Tons of Money (1930)
The Speckled Band (1931)
Almost a Divorce (1931)
Up for the Cup (1931)
Mischief (1931)
A Night Like This (1932)
Life Goes On (1932)
The Mayor's Nest (1932)
Thark (1932)
The Love Contract (1932)
Leap Year (1932)
The Flag Lieutenant (1932)
Say It with Music (1932)
The Barton Mystery (1932)
The King's Cup (1933)
Discord (1933)
One Precious Year (1933)
The Blarney Stone (1933)
Lord of the Manor (1933)
It's a King (1933)
Summer Lightning (1933)
Purse Strings (1933)
That's a Good Girl (1933)
Up for the Derby (1933)
Just My Luck (1933)
Trouble (1933)
Night of the Garter (1933)
Sorrell and Son (1933)
Faces (1934)
Lucky Loser (1934)
It's a Cop (1934)
General John Regan (1934)
Girls, Please! (1934)
Up to the Neck (1934)
The King of Paris (1934)
Lilies of the Field (1934)
Brewster's Millions (1935)
Escape Me Never (1935)
Come Out of the Pantry (1935)
Fame (1936)
The Frog (1937)
The Rat (1937)
The Return of the Frog (1938)
A Royal Divorce (1938)
No Parking (1938)
Blondes for Danger (1938)
The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Yangtse Incident (1957)
The Navy Lark (1959)

v t e William Shakespeare's Othello
Characters	Othello Desdemona Iago Cassio Emilia Bianca Roderigo Brabantio
Source	Della descrittione dell’Africa (1550) by Leo Africanus "Un Capitano Moro" from Gli Hecatommithi (1565) by Cintio
Stage adaptations	The Duke of Milan (1623) Love's Sacrifice (1633) Masquerade (1835) Othello (1951) Catch My Soul (US; 1969) Catch My Soul (UK; 1970) Desdemona (2011)
Opera and ballet adaptations	Otello (1816; opera by Rossini) Otello (1887; opera by Verdi) Othello (1892; overture) The Moor's Pavane (1949; ballet) Othello (1998; ballet score) Bandanna (1999; opera)
Films	1922 1951 1955 1965 1995
TV	1964 Australia 1981 1990 1994 2001
Film adaptations	Jubal (1956) All Night Long (1962) Catch My Soul (1974) Kaliyattam (1997) O (2001) Souli (2004) Omkara (2006) Jarum Halus (2008)
From Verdi	Otello (1906; film) Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 (1967; ballet suite) Otello (1986; film) The Othello Syndrome (2008; album)
Paintings	Othello
Phrases	"Beast with two backs"
Related	Othello error Filming Othello
Story within a story	Carnival (1921 film) Carnival (1931 film) The Deceiver (1931) Men Are Not Gods (1936) A Double Life (1947) Saptapadi (1961) The Dresser (1980 play) The Dresser (1983 film) Goodnight Desdemona (1988) An Imaginary Tale (1990) Red Velvet (2012 play) The Dresser (2015 film)
Related	Cultural references to Othello

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