Director: Miles Mander
Release Date: November 1934
An unseen film. On 4 April 1934 the Daily Herald reported that ‘Several outdoor scenes for British films attracted public attention during Easter’ including when ‘Miles Mander borrowed Balham tube station for some night episode of [using the film’s title during production] “Intermezzo.”‘ The Kinematograph Weekly added, 18 October, that ‘The narrative relates the stuggles of a young Balham-born dance-band leader, who has romantic ambitions in the Mayfair direction.’ The same journal’s review, 25 October, noted that ‘This picture sets out to prove that Belgravia and Balham won’t mix, but it fails to illustrate its argument convincingly, and neglects to provide even passable entertainment. The acting, with few exceptions, is weak, and the direction is destitute of imagination. The film is all talk and feeble talk at that. A poor quota proposition.’ The review added that ‘This film, which is nothing but a tedious vocal commentary on life in the suburbs and society, goes a long way round to explore the obvious.’
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Jane Carr and Mary Lawson in 'Youthful Folly.'
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Irene Vanburgh, who was 62 at the time of filming, in an undated photograph.
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Grey Blake, who was 32 at the time of filming, in an undated photograph.