Girls’ Dormitory (1936) DVD B&W Shown in original aspect ratio Approx. 66 min. Playable in North America (the US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) With optional English subtitles
Starring: Herbert Marshall, Ruth Chatterton, Simone Simon, Constance Collier, J. Edward Bromberg, Dixie Dunbar, John Qualen, Shirley Deane and Tyrone Power. Written by Gene Markey, based on the play “Matura” by Ladislas Fodor. Directed by Irving Cummings.
Dr. Stephen Dominick (Herbert Marshall) is the head of a German girls' finishing school and a published author who is very popular with his students. After Professor Augusta Wimmer (Constance Collier), a snooping busybody, finds a love letter in a wastepaper basket, she goes immediately to Dominick and demands an inquiry to determine the writer's identity. Handwriting comparisons point to Marie Claudel, a 19 year old French girl (Simone Simon, in her American film debut). Despite threats, the senior refuses to disclose the object of her affections. Could it be the headmaster?
“Too Innocent to Know That Love Could Be an Enemy!”
The film was Simone Simon's first American film. The press praised her performance, with The Hollywood Reporter noting that "Hers is a performance unprecedented in Hollywood productions. Fresh, bright and alive, her face mirrors expressions with an ease that transcends acting".
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