''Breach of Promise'' is a 1942 British romance film directed by Harold Huth and starring Clive Brook, Judy Campbell, C.V. France, Marguerite Allan and Percy Walsh. A playwright meets a young woman and she soon files a fake breach of promise action against him, hoping to receive a

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payment. Instead he decides to marry her to teach her a lesson.BFI Database entry
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Cast

* Clive Brook – Peter Conroy * Judy Campbell – Pamela Lawrence *

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– Morgan * Marguerite Allan – Pamela Rose * Percy Walsh – Saxon Rose * Dennis Arundell – Phillip * George Merritt – Professor Beaver * David Horne – Sir Hamar * Charles Victor – Sir William * Aubrey Mallalieu – Judge

References

External links

''Breach of Promise'' at IMDB
1942 films 1940s romance films British romance films Films directed by Harold Huth Films set in London British black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s British films English-language romance films {{1940s-romance-film-stub