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Carnival (1931)

Carnival poster
Directed by
Herbert Wilcox
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An actor becomes consumed by jealousy during a performance of Othello and tries to strangle his wife. He believes she has been unfaithful to him.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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