Comedy ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1944 · 1h 20m

On Approval

Director

Cast

Clive Brook as George, 10th Duke of Bristol Beatrice Lillie as Maria Wislack Googie Withers as Helen Hale Roland Culver as Richard Halton O.B. Clarence as Dr. Graham Laurence Hanray as Parkes

Crew

Claude Friese-Greene — Director of Photography Fergus McDonell — Editor William Alwyn — Original Music Composer Terence Young — Writer Frederick Lonsdale — Story Clive Brook — Producer

Tagline

It's SCANDALOUSly Funny!

Synopsis

Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away with her for a month to see if they are compatible, the fireworks begin.

Mood & Themes

scotland duke based on play or musical victorian england heiress wealthy widow dream sequence trial marriage 19th century penniless aristocrat

Key Collaborators

Clive Brook Director Claude Friese-Greene Director of Photography Fergus McDonell Editor William Alwyn Original Music Composer Terence Young Writer Frederick Lonsdale Story Clive Brook Producer Cecil Beaton Costume Design

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