The Black Tulip

The Black Tulip is a 1937 British, black-and-white historical drama film directed by Alex Bryce and starring Patrick Waddington, Ann Soreen, Campbell Gullan and Bernard Lee. The film is based on the novel The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas. It was produced by Fox-British Pictures at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie. Premise In the Dutch Republic in 1672, a wealthy man Cornelius Van Baerle devotes his life to growing tulips unaware of his family's close involvement with political intrigue. Cast Patrick Waddington – Cornelus Van Baerle Ann Soreen – Rosa Campbell Gullan – Isaac Boxtel Jay Laurier – Gryphus Wilson Coleman – Cornelius de Witt Bernard Lee – William III of Orange Florence Hunt – Julia Boxtel Ronald Shiner – Hendrik Aubrey Mallalieu – Colonel Marnix References