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My Wife's Family (1941 Film)
My Wife's Family may refer to * My Wife's Family (play), ''My Wife's Family'' (play), a stage comedy by Fred Duprez * My Wife's Family (1941 film), ''My Wife's Family'' (1941 film), a British comedy starring David Tomlinson * My Wife's Family (1956 film), ''My Wife's Family'' (1956 film), a British comedy starring Ronald Shiner and Ted Ray * ''The Wife's Family'', also known as ''My Wife's Family'', a 1931 British comedy starring Gene Gerrard * Shadows (1931 film), ''Shadows'' (1931 film), a 1931 British film sometimes known as ''My Wife's Family'' See also * ''Mother-in-Law's Coming'', a 1932 Swedish comedy based on the same source as the above films *''Voi meitä! Anoppi tulee'', a 1933 Finnish comedy based on the same source as the above films *''My Wife's Relations'', a 1922 short film by Buster Keaton {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Wife's Family (play)
''My Wife's Family'' is a comedy play by the British-based American writer Fred Duprez based on an earlier story by Harry B. Linton and Hal Stephens. It premiered at the Princes Theatre, Bradford before transferring to the Garrick Theatre in London's West End theatre, West End where it ran for 118 performances between 3 March and 13 June 1931. The original West End cast included Ernie Lotinga, Arnold Bell, Hugh E. Wright and Joan Ingram (actress), Joan Ingram.Wearing p.96 It was revived on a number of occasions and made into several films. A farce, the play's comedy revolves around a newly-married wife who overhears her husband talking about a Baby grand piano and mistakenly believes he has an illegitimate child. Adaptations In 1931 it was made into the British film ''The Wife's Family'' which was followed by two further British adaptations ''My Wife's Family (1941 film), My Wife's Family'' (1941) and ''My Wife's Family (1956 film), My Wife's Family'' (1956). It was also adapted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Wife's Family (1941 Film)
My Wife's Family may refer to * My Wife's Family (play), ''My Wife's Family'' (play), a stage comedy by Fred Duprez * My Wife's Family (1941 film), ''My Wife's Family'' (1941 film), a British comedy starring David Tomlinson * My Wife's Family (1956 film), ''My Wife's Family'' (1956 film), a British comedy starring Ronald Shiner and Ted Ray * ''The Wife's Family'', also known as ''My Wife's Family'', a 1931 British comedy starring Gene Gerrard * Shadows (1931 film), ''Shadows'' (1931 film), a 1931 British film sometimes known as ''My Wife's Family'' See also * ''Mother-in-Law's Coming'', a 1932 Swedish comedy based on the same source as the above films *''Voi meitä! Anoppi tulee'', a 1933 Finnish comedy based on the same source as the above films *''My Wife's Relations'', a 1922 short film by Buster Keaton {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Wife's Family (1956 Film)
''My Wife's Family'' is a 1956 British comedy film directed by Gilbert Gunn and starring Ronald Shiner, Ted Ray, Greta Gynt, Diane Hart and Robertson Hare. It was written by Gunn and Talbot Rothwell. Plot Jack Gay, a newlywed with a dominating mother-in-law attempts to surprise his wife Stella with a baby grand piano, but when she overhears him discussing it, she mistakes it for an illegitimate child, particularly with the arrival of his ex-girlfriend, the blonde and glamorous Gloria Marsh. Cast *Ronald Shiner as Doc Knott * Ted Ray as Jack Gay *Diane Hart as Stella Gay *Fabia Drake as Arabella *Greta Gynt as Gloria Marsh *Robertson Hare as Noah * Zena Marshall as Hilda *Jessica Cairns as Irma * Benny Lee as Arnold *Jimmy Mageean as Dobson *Gilbert Harding as himself Production It was a remake of the 1941 British film '' My Wife's Family'', and is the third British film of the stage farce of the same name by actor Fred Duprez. Critical reception ''The Monthly Film Bulle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wife's Family
''The Wife's Family'' (also released as ''My Wife's Family'') is a 1931 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gene Gerrard, Muriel Angelus, and Amy Veness. It was based on the My Wife's Family (play), popular stage farce by Fred Duprez. The play was subsequently filmed a further four times: in a Swedish version ''Mother-in-Law's Coming'', in 1932; a 1933 Finnish film ''Voi meitä! Anoppi tulee''; and British remakes in My Wife's Family (1941 film), 1941 and My Wife's Family (1956 film), 1956. It was produced by British International Pictures and shot at the company's Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Mead (art director), John Mead. Poster taglines: "His Mother-in-law wasn't born--she was quarried out of solid granite and could lick her weight in wildcats!" "An inside comedy of the in-laws-the in-bads and all but ingratitude!" Premise Farcical confusions ensue when newlywed bride Peggy Gay overhears her hus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadows (1931 Film)
''Shadows'' (also known as ''Press Gang'' and ''My Wife's Family'') is a 1931 British crime film directed by Alexander Esway and starring Jacqueline Logan, Bernard Nedell and Gordon Harker. The screenplay involves the estranged son of a newspaper owner, who returns to his father's good favour by unmasking a gang of criminals. Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Fay Melville * Bernard Nedell as Press Rawlinson * Gordon Harker as Earole * Derrick De Marney as Peter * Molly Lamont as Jill Dexter * D. A. Clarke-Smith as Gruhn * Wally Patch as Cripps * Mary Clare as Lily * Mark Lester as Herb * Roy Emerton Roy Emerton (9 October 1892 – 30 November 1944) was a British film actor. Earlier in his life, he was a sailor, stoker, docker, railway worker, and miner and served in the First World War. He played in a great number of popular London stage p ... as Captain References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in the 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. . * Wood, Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Duprez
Fred Duprez (September 6, 1884 – October 27, 1938) was an American actor, comedian and singer who performed in vaudeville, phonograph record and film. He made phonograph recordings in the US and the UK in the 1900s, 1910s, and 1920s. Most of the films he appeared in were British. He was also a writer, and wrote the popular stage farce ''My Wife's Family (play), My Wife's Family'', filmed three times: first in Britain, in The Wife's Family, 1931; next in Sweden in 1932; and finally in Finland, in Voi meitä! Anoppi tulee, 1933. Fred Duprez was born in Detroit, Michigan. He died from a heart attack on board a ship en route to England. He was the father of the actress, June Duprez. Partial filmography * ''Heads We Go'' (1933) - George Anderson * ''Meet My Sister'' (1933) - Hiram Sowerby * ''My Old Duchess'' (1934) - Jesse Martin * ''Without You (film), Without You'' (1934) - Baron Gustav von Steinmeyer * ''Love, Life and Laughter (1934 film), Love, Life and Laughter'' (1934) - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Stephens
HAL may refer to: Aviation * Halali Airport (IATA airport code: HAL) Halali, Oshikoto, Namibia * Hawaiian Airlines (ICAO airline code: HAL) * HAL Airport, Bengaluru, India * Hindustan Aeronautics Limited an Indian aerospace manufacturer of fighter aircraft and helicopters Businesses * HAL Allergy, a Dutch pharmaceutical company * HAL Computer Systems, a defunct computer manufacturer * HAL Laboratory, a Japanese video game developer * Halliburton's New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol * Hamburg America Line, a shipping company * Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, an Indian aerospace manufacturer of fighter aircraft and helicopters * Hindustan Antibiotics Limited, an Indian public sector pharmaceutical manufacturer * Holland America Line, a cruise ship operator * HAL FM, or CHNS-FM, a classic rock station in Halifax, Nova Scotia Computing * Hardware abstraction layer, a layer of software that hides hardware differences from higher level programs * HAL (software), an implementation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry B
Harry may refer to: Television * ''Harry'' (American TV series), 1987 comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (New Zealand TV series), 2013 crime drama starring Oscar Kightley * ''Harry'' (talk show), 2016 American daytime talk show hosted by Harry Connick Jr. People and fictional characters *Harry (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name, including **Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (born 1984) *Harry (surname), a list of people with the surname Other uses *"Harry", the tunnel used in the Stalag Luft III escape ("The Great Escape") of World War II * ''Harry'' (album), a 1969 album by Harry Nilsson *Harry (derogatory term) Harry is a Norwegian derogatory term used in slang, derived from the English name Harry. The best English translation may be "cheesy" or "tacky". '' Norsk ordbok'' defines "harry" as "tasteless, vulgar". The term "harry" was first used by upper ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother-in-Law's Coming
''Mother-in-Law's Coming'' (Swedish: ''Svärmor kommer'') is a 1932 Swedish comedy film directed by Paul Merzbach and starring Karin Swanström, Nils Wahlbom and Magda Holm.Larsson & Marklund p.130 It was shot at the Råsunda Studios in Stockholm. The film's sets were designed by the art director Arne Åkermark. It is based on the West End stage farce '' My Wife's Family'' by Fred Duprez. Cast * Karin Swanström as Mother-in-law * Nils Wahlbom as Abel * Magda Holm as Ulla Berggren * Adolf Jahr as John Berggren * Annalisa Ericson as Maggie * Sture Lagerwall as Olle * Erik Berglund as Adelfors * Maritta Marke Maritta Marke (born Asta Margit Svensson; 30 June 1905 – 8 December 1983) was a Swedish film and stage actress.Quirk p.44 She also sang in operettas. She was married to the actor Leif Amble-Næss in 1938 with whom she had a son Lars Amble. S ... as Dolly Deje * Birgitta Hede as Sally, maid References Bibliography * Larsson, Mariah & Marklund, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voi Meitä! Anoppi Tulee
''Voi meitä! Anoppi tulee'' (AKA''The Mother-in-Law Cometh'') is a 1933 Finnish comedy film directed by Erkki Karu and starring Mia Backman, Uuno Laakso and Georg Malmstén. It was based on a popular stage farce '' My Wife's Family'' by Fred Duprez. There were three British film versions of the play, in 1931, 1941, and 1956. It had also been filmed previously in Sweden in 1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ..., and it was the popularity of this which led to the Finnish version being made. References 1933 films 1933 comedy films 1930s Finnish-language films Finnish comedy films Finnish black-and-white films Finnish films based on plays Remakes of British films Suomi-Filmi films 1930s Finnish films Finnish-language comedy films {{1930s-comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |