Key to Harmony

Key to Harmony
Reginald Purdell, Belle Chrystall and Fred Conyngham in the film[1]
Directed byNorman Walker
Written by
Produced byAnthony Havelock-Allan
Starring
Production
company
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
Release date
  • March 1935 (1935-03)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Key to Harmony is a 1935 British drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Belle Chrystall, Fred Conyngham and Reginald Purdell.[2] It was written by Basil Mason based on the novel Suburban Retreat by John B. Wilson. The film was a quota quickie made at British and Dominions Elstree Studios for release by Paramount Pictures.[3] Art direction was by Hylton R. Oxley.

Preservation status

The British Film Institute National Archive holds a collection of ephemera and stills but no film or video materials.[2]

Plot summary

A woman's love life is threatened by her career success.

Cast

Reception

The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Slender plot meanders along to tune of pseudo witty dialogue, while climax, in which hero recovers from infatuation for 'other woman' and attack of swollen head, is cut to conventional pattern. Production values quite good, but subject matter hardly strong enough. Reginald Purdell gives amusing portrayal as cynical architect. Quota support for not too exacting."[4]

Picture Show wrote: "Fred Conyngham gives a convincing performance ... Fair entertainment."[1]

Picturegoer wrote: "Extremely poor story on Seventh Heaven lines, with childish dialogue and deficient in both acting and production qualities. The artistes concerned are so handicapped by the inanity of the characters and the flimsiness of the material that it would be unfair to criticise their performances."[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Key to Harmony". Picture Show. 33 (856): 19. 28 September 1935. ProQuest 1880295259.
  2. 1 2 "Key to Harmony". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Chibnall, Steve (2007). Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute. p. 278. ISBN 978-1844571550.
  4. ↑ "Key to Harmony". The Daily Film Renter (2499): 4. 9 March 1935. ProQuest 2826326374.
  5. ↑ "Key to Harmony". Picturegoer. 5: 26. 6 September 1935. ProQuest 1771196007.
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