''A Gentleman's Gentleman'' is a 1939 British

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Roy William Neill Roy William Neill (born Roland de Gostrie, 4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was an Irish-born American film director best known for producing and directing almost all of the Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series), Sherlock Holmes films starr ...

and starring

Eric Blore Eric Blore Sr. (23 December 1887 – 2 March 1959) was an English actor and writer. His early stage career, mostly in the West End of London, centred on revue and musical comedy, but also included straight plays. He wrote sketches for and appe ...

Marie Lohr Marie Kate Wouldes Lohr (28 July 1890 – 21 January 1975) was an Australian-born actress, active on stage and in film in Britain. During a career of more than 60 years she created roles in plays by, among others, Bernard Shaw, J. M. Barrie, ...

and Peter Coke. It was made at

Teddington Studios Teddington Studios was a large British television studio in Teddington, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, providing studio facilities for programmes airing on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky One and others. The complex also prov ...

and was based on a play by Philip MacDonald.

Cast

as Heppelwhite *

as Mrs Handside-Lane * Peter Coke as Tony * Patricia Hilliard as Judy *

David Hutcheson David Hutcheson (14 June 1905 – 18 February 1976) was a British character actor. He made his film debut in ''Fast and Loose'' in 1930 and played his only lead role in 1934's '' Romance in Rhythm''. He went on to specialise in hooray henrys, si ...

as Bassy * David Burns as Alfred * Wallace Evennett as Magnus Pomeroy * C. Denier Warren as Doctor Botto *

References

External links

* 1939 films 1939 comedy films British comedy films Films directed by Roy William Neill British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films Films scored by Bretton Byrd British films based on plays Films based on works by Philip MacDonald {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub