''What a Man!'' is a 1938 British

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Edmond T. Gréville Edmond T. Gréville (born Edmond Gréville Thonger; 20 June 1906 – 26 May 1966) was a French film director and screenwriter. He was married to the actress Vanda Gréville. Career Gréville began his career as a film journalist and critic. ...

and starring Sydney Howard,

Vera Pearce Annie Vera Pearce (27 May 1895 – 18 January 1966) was an Australian stage and film actress. Her lengthy career was carried out in both her home country and in England. Biography Born in Broken Hill (New South Wales), Pearce spent much of h ...

and John Singer. It was made at

Beaconsfield Studios Beaconsfield Film Studios is a British television and film studio in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. The studios were operational as a production site for films in 1922, and continued producing films - and, later, TV shows - until the 1960s. B ...

in September. The film's

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was by Norman G. Arnold.

Cast

* Sydney Howard as Samuel Pennyfeather *

as Emily Pennyfeather * John Singer as Harold Bull *

H. F. Maltby Henry Francis Maltby (25 November 1880 – 25 October 1963) was a prolific writer for the London stage and British cinema from after the First World War, until the 1950s. He also appeared in many films. Life and career Born in Ceres, Cape Co ...

as Sergeant Bull *

Ivor Barnard Ivor Barnard (13 June 1887 – 30 June 1953) was an English stage, radio and film actor. He was an original member of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, where he was a notable Shylock and Caliban. He was the original Water Rat in the first L ...

as Mayor *

Jenny Laird Phyllis Edith Mary Blythe (13 February 1912 – 31 October 2001), known professionally as Jenny Laird, was a British stage, film and television actress. Early life and education Born in Manchester, Laird and her parents moved to the south, a ...

as Daisy Pennyfeather * Robert Adair as Lord Bromwich * Frederick Bradshaw as Walter Walkeling *

Frank Cochrane Frank Cochrane (28 October 1882 – 21 May 1962) was a British stage and film actor. Born in Durham, England. Amongst his stage work, he starred in the original production of '' Chu Chin Chow'' at His Majesty's Theatre in London in 1916; as ...

as Simpkins * Francesca Bahrle * Sybil Grove *

Alfred Wellesley Alfred Wellesley (25 July 1872 – 7 December 1943) was an English stage and film actor.British Film Institute websiteAlfred Wellesley /ref> Partial filmography * '' The Twelve Pound Look'' (1920) * ''A Warm Corner'' (1930) * ''The New Hotel'' ...

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1938 films British comedy films 1938 comedy films Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios Films directed by Edmond T. Gréville British black-and-white films Films scored by Walter Goehr 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub