Evergreen

The account opens in 1909. Harriet Green is a well-known stage performer. She is a favourite of the variety stage. The day of her wedding is drawing near. But a former lover turns up. The man blackmails her. Harriet disappears. She leaves her small daughter with a maid. Years pass. The daughter grows up and returns to London. She looks very like her mother. A producer sees an opportunity in it. He puts the daughter on stage as the mother. The audience believes it is seeing a star who never ages. As the lie grows the business gets harder. Jessie Matthews and Sonnie Hale take the leads. The film was adapted from a play by Benn Levy and Victor Saville finished it in 1934.