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25 September 1931 (USA) morePlot:
The poor, downtrodden (beautiful, of course) "dutiful" daughter in a London society family falls for a barrister... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Ann Harding & Leslie Howard Shine In Guileless Love Story moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Ann Harding | ... | Shirley Mortimer |
| Leslie Howard | ... | David Trent |
| Robert Williams | ... | Norman Harrington |
| O.P. Heggie | ... | Mr. Emmet Mortimer |
| Louise Closser Hale | ... | Mrs. Mortimer |
| Dudley Digges | ... | Sergeant Herbert Coggins |
| Alison Skipworth | ... | Mrs. Matilda Coggins |
| Doris Lloyd | ... | Pansy |
| Olive Tell | ... | Mrs. Trent |
| Ruth Weston | ... | Margaret Mortimer |
| Joan Carr | ... | Marjory Fielding |
| Douglas Scott | ... | Derek Trent |
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A Little Flat in the Temple (USA) (working title)Alias Mrs. Halifax (USA) (working title)
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Photophone System)Fun Stuff
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Londonderry Air moreFAQ
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This is a charming, sweet, sometimes clever love story of a barrister and the lovely, dutiful daughter of a well-to-do family in London. Ann Harding wants to get from the grip of "family" (she's sort of a Cinderella here) -- leaves while they are on a holiday and disguises herself as a nanny named Mrs. Halifax. She is hired by Howard who has a small boy (likeable child actor) to look after the boy. Howard almost recognizes Harding beneath her "wig" but it takes a few days before he puts "two and two" together. There's all sorts of great old character actors (Alison Skipworth) who brighten the film with some earthiness before it floats away with ethereal Ann's delicate manner and beauty. One of the charms of a Harding film is looking at her shimmering blonde coiff. Here it's hidden half the time -- but she is quite wonderful in her part and the emotional charge of the story-line is sweet, heartfelt and reminds us of a lost innocence that used to be in early cinema -- that was really lovely.