Contemporary Review
Her Last Affaire (1936)
Picture Show, April 10th, 1936
Her Last Affaire
(P.D.C.)
Director: Michael Powell.
Certificate "A"
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Alan Herriot
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Hugh Williams
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Lady Avril Weyre
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Viola Keats
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Sir Julian Weyre
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Francis L. Sullivan
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Judy Weyre
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Sophie Stewart
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Sir Arthur Harding
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Cecil Parker
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Lord Carnforth
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Felix Aylmer
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Robb
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John Laurie
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Doctor Rudd
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Eliot Makeham
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Effie
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Googie Withers
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Martin
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George Tryell
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Boxall
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Shayle Gardner
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Inspector Marsh
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Henry Caine
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Polished, smoothly directed British society drama,
in which a young man endeavours to clear the name
of his dead father.
Excellently set, finely photographed, and extremely
well acted.
The film is also selected as the "film of the week"
in their centre section (alongside "Annie Oakley" starring
Barbara Stanwyck).
There is a large picture of Hugh Williams and four small
scenes from the film. Alongside are the following notes:
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Photo
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Notes
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[Large photo of
Hugh Williams]
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Hugh Williams will be welcomed back to the British screen by
his many admirers after his sojourn in Hollywood, during which you
remember his rôles included that of the wild handsome
Steerforth in "David Copperfield".
He is one of the most popular and able young leading men
we have, and has been acting for some fourteen years.
His real name, by the way, is Brian Kerry.
[No it wasn't. I think they got that name confused with the
character he played in "Let's Live Tonight (1935)"]
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[At the party]
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At the Weyre's garden-party;
Sir Julian Weyre (Francis L. Sullivan),
his wife, Lady Avril (Viola Keats),
and Alan Herriot (Hugh Williams),
Sir Julian's secretary, who is in love with his daughter.
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[Alan & Lady Avril]
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Alan induces Lady Weyre to spend a night at an inn with him,
in order to find out from her an old scandal about his father.
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[Alan checks Lady Avril's pulse]
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Lady Weyre has a heart attack and dies.
In a panic Alan leaves for Paris.
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[Confrontation]
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Sir Julian suspects Alan of murder,
but later learns the truth and Alan is free to marry Judy.
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