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
Arthur Rosson
Arthur Henry Rosson (24 August 1886 – 17 June 1960) was an English film director. From 1917 to 1948, Rosson directed 61 feature films (including co-direction of ''Red River (1948 film), Red River''). He also worked on many major films as a ...
Benita Hume
Benita Hume (14 October 1907 – 1 November 1967) was an English theatre and film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1925 and 1955.
Life and career
She was married to film actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958 ...
and
George Barraud
George Barraud (17 December 1889, in Paddington, London, England – January 1970, in London, England) was a British film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Little Old New York'' (1923)
* '' Flaming Youth'' (1923)
* '' The Wolf Man'' (1924)
* ''Ne ...
. It was produced by
Walter Morosco
Walter Morosco (February 1, 1899 – December 30, 1948 ) was an American film producer, writer, actor and director.
Morosco was born in San Francisco, the son of theater impresario Oliver Morosco and grandson of Walter M. Morosco (1846-1901). ...
and
Alexander Korda
Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)Basil Mason and Gilbert Wakefield. It is based on the 1925 play '' Spring Cleaning'' by
Frederick Lonsdale
Frederick Lonsdale (5 February 1881 – 4 April 1954) was a British playwright known for his librettos to several successful musicals early in the 20th century, including '' King of Cadonia'' (1908), ''The Balkan Princess'' (1910), ''Betty'' (1 ...
.Kulik, Karol.''Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles''. Virgin Books, 1990.
Premise
In order to deter his wife from having an affair a man hires an actress as part of an elaborate scheme.
Benita Hume
Benita Hume (14 October 1907 – 1 November 1967) was an English theatre and film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1925 and 1955.
Life and career
She was married to film actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958 ...
as Margaret Sones
*
George Barraud
George Barraud (17 December 1889, in Paddington, London, England – January 1970, in London, England) was a British film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Little Old New York'' (1923)
* '' Flaming Youth'' (1923)
* '' The Wolf Man'' (1924)
* ''Ne ...
Edmund Breon
Edmund Breon (born Iver Edmund de Breon MacLaverty; 12 December 1882 – 24 June 1953) was a Scottish film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1907 and 1952.
Life and career
Born in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Br ...
as Rachie Wells
* Gerald Lyle as Bobby
* Sylvia Leslie as Lady Jane
*
Evan Thomas
Evan Welling Thomas III (born April 25, 1951) is an American journalist, historian, and author. He is the author of nine books, including two ''New York Times'' bestsellers.
Early life and career
Thomas was born in Huntington, New York, and r ...
Paramount British Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production and distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldes ...
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See also
* ''
The Fast Set
''The Fast Set'' is a 1924 American silent comedy-drama film directed by William C. deMille and starring Betty Compson. The film is based on the 1923 Broadway play, ''Spring Cleaning'', by Frederick Lonsdale.
Plot
As described in a review in a ...