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The Constant Nymph

  • 19431943
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.4K
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Joan Fontaine, Charles Boyer, and Alexis Smith in The Constant Nymph (1943)
The daughter of a musical mentor is hopelessly in love with her cousin's husband, a handsome composer.
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The daughter of a musical mentor is hopelessly in love with her cousin's husband, a handsome composer.The daughter of a musical mentor is hopelessly in love with her cousin's husband, a handsome composer.The daughter of a musical mentor is hopelessly in love with her cousin's husband, a handsome composer.

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Edmund Goulding
  • Writers
    • Kathryn Scola(screen play by)
    • Margaret Kennedy(from the novel by)
    • Basil Dean(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Charles Boyer
    • Joan Fontaine
    • Brenda Marshall
Top credits
  • Director
    • Edmund Goulding
  • Writers
    • Kathryn Scola(screen play by)
    • Margaret Kennedy(from the novel by)
    • Basil Dean(from the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Charles Boyer
    • Joan Fontaine
    • Brenda Marshall
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 34User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Videos1

    Original Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 3:32
    Original Theatrical Trailer

    Photos20

    Charles Boyer and Brenda Marshall in The Constant Nymph (1943)
    Joan Fontaine, Peter Lorre, Charles Boyer, and Alexis Smith in The Constant Nymph (1943)
    Joan Fontaine and Peter Lorre in The Constant Nymph (1943)
    Joan Fontaine, Charles Boyer, and Alexis Smith in The Constant Nymph (1943)
    Joan Fontaine and Joyce Reynolds in The Constant Nymph (1943)
    Peter Lorre and Brenda Marshall in The Constant Nymph (1943)
    Alexis Smith in The Constant Nymph (1943)
    Joan Fontaine, Charles Boyer, and Joyce Reynolds in The Constant Nymph (1943)
    Joan Fontaine and Charles Boyer in The Constant Nymph (1943)
    Joan Fontaine, Charles Boyer, and Alexis Smith in The Constant Nymph (1943)
    Joan Fontaine and Alexis Smith in The Constant Nymph (1943)
    Joan Fontaine in The Constant Nymph (1943)

    Top cast

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    Charles Boyer
    Charles Boyer
    • Lewis Doddas Lewis Dodd
    Joan Fontaine
    Joan Fontaine
    • Tessa Sangeras Tessa Sanger
    Brenda Marshall
    Brenda Marshall
    • Toni Sangeras Toni Sanger
    Alexis Smith
    Alexis Smith
    • Florence Creightonas Florence Creighton
    Charles Coburn
    Charles Coburn
    • Charles Creightonas Charles Creighton
    May Whitty
    May Whitty
    • Lady Longboroughas Lady Longborough
    • (as Dame May Whitty)
    Peter Lorre
    Peter Lorre
    • Fritz Bercovyas Fritz Bercovy
    Joyce Reynolds
    Joyce Reynolds
    • Paula Sangeras Paula Sanger
    Jean Muir
    Jean Muir
    • Kate Sangeras Kate Sanger
    Montagu Love
    Montagu Love
    • Albert Sangeras Albert Sanger
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    Eduardo Ciannelli
    • Robertoas Roberto
    • (as Edward Ciannelli)
    Janine Crispin
    Janine Crispin
    • Marieas Marie
    Doris Lloyd
    Doris Lloyd
    • Miss Hamiltonas Miss Hamilton
    Joan Blair
    • Linaas Lina
    André Charlot
    • Dr. Reneeas Dr. Renee
    • (as Andre Charlot)
    Richard Ryen
    Richard Ryen
    • Kiril Trigorinas Kiril Trigorin
    • (as Richard Ryan)
    Crauford Kent
    Crauford Kent
    • Thorpeas Thorpe
    Marcel Dalio
    Marcel Dalio
    • Georgesas Georges
    • Director
      • Edmund Goulding
    • Writers
      • Kathryn Scola(screen play by)
      • Margaret Kennedy(from the novel by) (from the play by)
      • Basil Dean(from the novel by) (from the play by)
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    Storyline

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    Fourteen-year-old Tessa is hopelessly in love with handsome composer Lewis Dodd, a family friend. Lewis adores Tessa, but has never shown any romantic feelings toward her. When Tessa's father dies, Lewis contacts her late mother's wealthy family so they'll take care of Tessa and her sisters. Lewis becomes taken with Tessa's haughty cousin Florence and the two soon marry and head off for Florence's estate in England. Meanwhile, Florence sends Tessa and her sister Paula off to finishing school. The girls run away from school and Tessa moves in with Florence and Louis. Florence soon becomes consumed with jealousy over the bond between her husband and Tessa. —Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
    • melodrama
    • psychotronic film
    • brussels belgium
    • composer
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    • Taglines
      • HE LEARNED TOO LATE...that he preferred charming simplicity to sophisticated beauty! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Tower Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - Feb. 23, 1944)
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Music
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Joan Fontaine got the lead role of Tessa by a lucky chance. One day, she was having lunch at Romanoff's in Hollywood, with her husband, actor Brian Aherne. The two had just flown in by airplane from their grape ranch in Indio, California, and Fontaine was in a leather flight suit with her hair done in pigtails. Director Edmund Goulding walked into the restaurant, and stopped by their table to say hello to his good friend Aherne. Goulding complained that he was having trouble casting a lead actress for his next movie, "The Constant Nymph." Although he had considered Joan Leslie, she was wrong for the part. And, Goulding explained, "Jack Warner wants a star in the lead, but she has to be consumptive, flat-chested, anemic, and fourteen!" "How about me?" said Fontaine. "Who are you?" asked Goulding, not recognizing the freckled girl in pigtails sitting next to him. "Joan Fontaine," said the actress. Goulding looked startled. "You're perfect!" Fontaine was signed for the part the next day, and later called it "the happiest motion-picture assignment of my career."
    • Quotes

      Florence Creighton: You flung yourself at my husband in this house and you succeeded!

      Tessa Sanger: I can't help it if I love Lewis! I did long before you came to Switzerland and it's not a happy thing. It's brought nothing but sadness into my life, and yet it's so overwhelming I wouldn't want it to be different.

    • Connections
      Featured in Between Two Worlds: Erich Wolfgang Korngold (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Tomorrow
      (uncredited)

      Words by Margaret Kennedy

      by Erich Wolfgang Korngold

      Sung by Joan Fontaine (dubbed by Sally Sweetland) with chamber group

    User reviews34

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Loved it!
    Although I was only 13 years old the first time I saw this film, it moved me. That may be because I could relate to the Joan Fontaine character. Sometimes we fall in love with a movie for reasons we cannot recall. In any case, I have been searching for a copy (VHS or DVD)for years and find that it is no longer available. I am disappointed to learn that. My sister and I saw this movie together; we cried, it was so lovely. We have discussed it over the years and have both tried to remember certain scenes and some dialogue, but the background music was the most memorable. In fact, we both forgot that it was Charles Boyer who was in the film; we were mistaken in thinking it was Brian Aherne, and that may be one of the reasons we could not find it!
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    5
    • shampinet
    • Jan 14, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1943 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jungfräuliche Liebe
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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