Woman of Malacca

Woman of Malacca (1937) is a drama film directed by Marc Allégret rated 6.1/10.

Unhappy with her humdrum life as a provincial schoolteacher, Audrey Greenwood marries Major Carter, an officer in the British Army whom she does not love. Not long after the wedding Carter is on his way to Malaysia, accompanied by his wife, to take up a post in the British colony. During the long sea voyage, Audrey becomes acquainted with the handsome Prince Selim, the heir to the Malaysian throne. Life in the province of Malacca soon proves disagreeable to the free-spirited Englishwoman and she becomes a social outcast when her amorous affair with the prince is discovered.

Cast

Edwige Feuillère

Audrey Greenwood

Pierre Richard-Willm

Prince Selim

Betty Daussmond

Lady Muriel Lyndstone

Jacques Copeau

Lord Brandmore

Gabrielle Dorziat

Lady Patricia Brandmore

Jean Debucourt

Sir Eric Temple

Jean Wall

Major Carter

William Aguet

Gérald

René Bergeron

Doctor

Magdeleine Bérubet

Mademoiselle Tramont

Marthe Mellot

Sub-mistress of the Tramont Institute

Charlotte Clasis

Friend of Audrey