Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on October 16, 2014

The Constant Nymph Directed by Edmund Goulding Written by Kathryn Scola from a novel and play by Margaret Kennedy and Basil Dean 1943/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Amazon Instant Video Despite Joan Fontaine’s excellent performance, the overwrought melodrama lost me by the end. The premie   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on August 13, 2014

The Constant Nymph plays like the antecedent to 1946’s Humoresque telling the story of a tormented musician plagued by stress and insecurity hindering their creative juices, and the wrong woman who encourages and enables. Unfortunately, The Constant Nymph is constant in making one’s head   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on June 8, 2012

The Constant Nymph(1943). A romantic drama. Cast Charles Boyer, Joan Fontaine, Alexis Smith, Brenda Marshall, Charles Coburn, May Whitty, and Peter Lorre. It was adapted by Kathryn Scola from the Margaret Kennedy novel and play by Kennedy and Basil Dean, and directed by Edmund Goulding. After,   read more