''Night of the Garter'' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring

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, Winifred Shotter and Elsie Randolph. The film was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios by the producer Herbert Wilcox for release by United Artists. It was based on the play '' Getting Gertie's Garter'' by

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and Wilson Collison. The film's sets were designed by the

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Andrew Mazzei.

Premise

A bridegroom searches for his bride's missing jewelled garter.

Cast

as Bodger * Winifred Shotter as Gwen Darling * Elsie Randolph as Jenny Warwick * Connie Ediss as Fish *

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as Bunny Phipps * Harold French as Teddy Darling * Jack Melford as Kenneth Warwick * Marjorie Brooks as Barbara Phipps * Arthur Chesney as Vicar

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1933 films 1933 comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Jack Raymond British comedy films Films set in England British films based on plays British black-and-white films British and Dominions Studios films Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree 1930s British films English-language comedy films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub