''Who's Your Lady Friend?'' is a 1937 British

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directed by

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and starring Frances Day,

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and Betty Stockfeld. The secretary of a beauty specialist accidentally brings the wrong person back from the

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, triggering a series of confusions. It was based on a comedy play by Bela Jenbach and Rudolf Österreicher, which had previously been made into an Austrian film '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' three years earlier. It was an independent production made at

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf.

Cast

* Frances Day as Lulu *

as Doctor Mangold * Betty Stockfeld as Mrs. Mangold *

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as Fred *

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as Mimi * Sarah Churchill as Maid * Marcelle Rogez as Yvonne Fatigay *

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as Mrs. Somers * Frederick Ranalow as Cabby

Production

It was an early role for Margaret Lockwood and the second of several collaborations with Carol Reed.

Critical reception

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'' called the film a "Cute farce and one of the many British programmers Reed directed before moving up to bigger features."

References

Bibliography

*Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

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''Who's Your Lady Friend''
at Britmovie
''Who's Your Lady Friend?''
at

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