''A Man of Mayfair'' is a 1932 British

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directed by

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and starring Jack Buchanan, Joan Barry and

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Production

It was made at

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by the British subsidiary of

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.Wood p.72. he film's sets were designed by the

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. Buchanan had recently made the hit ''

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'' for Paramount in

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and came to Britain to appear in this film which Paramount put larger resources into rather than other American companies who produced

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. Shortly afterwards he was signed up by

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and appeared in several films for him during the decade beginning with '' Goodnight, Vienna'' (1932).

Cast

* Jack Buchanan as Lord William * Joan Barry as Grace Irving *

as Ferdinand Barclay * Nora Swinburne as Elaine Barclay * Ellaline Terriss as Old Grace * Lilian Braithwaite as Lady Kingsland *

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as Charles * Charles Quatermaine as Dalton * Sebastian Smith as Macpherson * J. Fisher White as Wilson

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* British musical comedy films 1932 musical comedy films Paramount Pictures films British black-and-white films Films directed by Louis Mercanton Films set in London Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree 1932 films Films scored by Percival Mackey 1930s English-language films 1930s British films {{Musical-comedy-film-stub