THE WATER GIPSIES (1932)

The Water Gipsies is a 1932 British, low-budget “quota quickie” drama film. Directed by Maurice Elvey, it starred Ann Todd, Sari Maritza and Ian Hunter. It is an adaptation of the 1930 novel The Water Gipsies by A.P. Herbert. The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios. Vivian Ellis worked as the film’s composer, and later used some of the music in the 1955 stage musical adaptation of the novel.