Directed by:
Edmund GouldingCinematography:
Tony GaudioComposer:
Erich Wolfgang KorngoldCast:
Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Alexis Smith, Brenda Marshall, Charles Coburn, Dame May Whitty, Peter Lorre, Joyce Reynolds, Jean Muir, Montagu Love (more)Plots(1)
Unavailable for over sixty years, the lost classic returns at last. For many decades, the closest people could come to experiencing this timeless tale of love, tragedy and inspiration was through Erich Wolfgang Korngold's rousing, luscious and lauded score - but no more! Now, all can open their hearts to The Constant Nymph. Joan Fontaine delivers one of her finest performances playing Tessa, a teenaged free spirit locked in battle with her complicated, sophisticated cousin Florence (Alexis Smith) over the love of Lewis (Charles Boyer), an impoverished, gifted composer. Lewis is married to Florence, but young Tessa loves Lewis so completely he finds himself drawn to her more and more. Tessa is soon transformed, first into Lewis' muse, and then into something more; while Florence's jealousies cage her in a competition with a child she can't hope to win. Peter Lorre adds to the magic, shining in a rare, sympathetic supporting role. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Harold Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/975/160975967_38771f.jpg)
Harold Miller
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Colin Kenny
Ireland
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
My Fair Lady (1964)
![Wilbur Mack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/011/160011778_cc37d0.jpg)
Wilbur Mack
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
![Cyril Ring](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/952/159952409_add6da.jpg)
Cyril Ring
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Brooks Benedict](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/310/160310879_7d6cd0.jpg)
Brooks Benedict
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Bert Moorhouse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/217/160217477_338503.jpg)
Bert Moorhouse
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Edmund Mortimer
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
It Started with Eve (1941)
![Doris Lloyd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/545/160545400_b264c7.jpg)
Doris Lloyd
UK
Best movies:
The Sound of Music (1965)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
To Each His Own (1946)
George Kirby
UK
Best movies:
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
James Carlisle
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
David Clyde
UK
Best movies:
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Eric Mayne
Ireland
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Holiday (1938)
Jack Deery
Australia
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
All About Eve (1950)
Paul Ravel
USA
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)