Woman of Malacca

Woman of Malacca (French: La dame de Malacca) is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Edwige Feuillère, Pierre Richard-Willm and Betty Daussmond. It was based on a 1935 novel by the French writer Francis de Croisset. It was a major success on its initial release.^[1] It was shot at the Epinay Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. A separate German-language version Another World was also made.

Woman of Malacca
Directed by	Marc Allégret
Written by	Francis de Croisset (novel) Claude-André Puget Jan Lustig [de]
Starring	Edwige Feuillère Pierre Richard-Willm Betty Daussmond Jacques Copeau
Cinematography	Jules Kruger
Edited by	Yvonne Martin
Music by	Louis Beydts
Production companies	Régina Film Compagnie La Magie Films
Distributed by	Tobis Film
Release date	1 October 1937 (1937-10-01)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

A young Englishwoman, Audrey Greenwood, marries an army officer to escape her dreary life as a school teacher. Accompanying her husband out for colonial service in Malacca, she soon grows unhappy with her marriage, and falls in love with a local sultan, Prince Selim.

Cast

• Edwige Feuillère as Audrey Greenwood
• Pierre Richard-Willm as Prince Selim
• Betty Daussmond as Lady Lyndstone
• Jacques Copeau as Lord Brandmore
• Gabrielle Dorziat as Lady Brandmore
• Jean Debucourt as Sir Eric Temple
• Jean Wall as Le major Carter
• Liliane Lesaffre as Lady Johnson
• Ky Duyen as Le japonais
• Foun-Sen as La servante
• William Aguet as Gerald
• Alexandre Mihalesco as Sirdae Raman
• René Bergeron as Le Docteur
• Magdeleine Bérubet as Mademoiselle Tramont
• Charlotte Clasis as Une amie d'Audrey
• Marthe Mellot as La sous-maîtresse de l'institut Tramont
• Robert Ozanne as Un journaliste
• René Fleur as Un journaliste
• Michèle Lahaye as Une dame anglaise
• Colette Proust as Une dame anglaise