The Charles Dickens Page
David Copperfield 1935
Directed by George Cukor, Produced by David O. Selznick, and starring Freddie Bartholomew and W.C. Fields
These are location photographs taken in June, 1934 in advance of filming the 1935 film dramatization of David Copperfield. The photographs are the property of Peter Langmaid whose grandfather took the photos for MGM. They are used with permission. .
From left to right: Unknown, Howard Estabrook (screenplay), George Cukor (director), David O Selznick (producer) stand in front of Charles Dickens' former residence at 48 Doughty Street which, from 1925, houses the Charles Dickens Museum.
15 Buckingham Street where both Charles Dickens and David Copperfield lived.
The Arches underneath the Adelphi, notorious for housing criminals in Dickens' time.
St. George's Church, also known as the Little Dorrit Church in Southwark.
The George Inn in Southwark.
The Marshalsea Debtor's Prison which at the time (1934) housed the Marshalsea Press. Photo taken from St. George's Churchyard.
Lant Street in Southwark where both Charles Dickens and David Copperfield had lodging.
