Lazybones (1935)

Lazybones is an idle baronet. He hasn't a care in the world until his father cuts him off without a penny. He then meets an American heiress & marries her but finds she has been ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Powell

Writers:

Ernest Denny (play), Gerard Fairlie

Stars:

Ian Hunter, Claire Luce, Bernard Nedell

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ian Hunter	...	Sir Reginald Ford
Claire Luce	...	Kitty McCarthy
Bernard Nedell	...	Mike McCarthy
Denys Blakelock	...	Hugh Ford
Mary Gaskell	...	Marjory Ford
Michael Shepley	...	Hildebrand Pope
Pamela Carne	...	Lottie Pope
Bobbie Comber	...	Kemp
Fred Withers	...	Richards
Sara Allgood	...	Bridget
Frank Morgan	...	Tom
Fewlass Llewellyn	...	Lord Brockley
Harold Warrender	...	Lord Melton
Paul Blake	...	Viscount Woodland
Miles Malleson	...	Pessimist

Storyline

Lazybones is an idle baronet. He hasn't a care in the world until his father cuts him off without a penny. He then meets an American heiress & marries her but finds she has been disinherited as well. They find even more trouble in the shape of the American's cousin.

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Plot Keywords:

quota quickie | one word title | based on play

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 June 1935 (UK)

Also Known As:

Il pigrone

Filming Locations:

Twickenham Film Studios, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Real Art Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was made at a time when the studios used to work through the night and the leading actors were both in plays in London. So after their evening performance they would come out to Twickenham to shoot their parts. And the film was about someone who's meant to be idle!

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Connections

Referenced in Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Lazybones"
(uncredited)
Music by Hoagy Carmichael
Played over main and end titles

User Reviews

somewhat disappointing curio

I did never see anything by Powell (nor by longtime collaborator Emeric Pressburger) but I figure I couldn't have a worse start than this one. Technically interesting, but the acting is unbelievably terrible and the supposed jokes diffuse and float away before they have the chance to reach your speakers :-( and that's not due to the lack of music (apart from the begintitles and the endscene). Let's just say Powell needed MORE than 5 years to learn how to handle actors AND sound. Probably interesting for Powell-completists and/or if you can be satisfied with nice cinematography (by Arthur Crabtree) alone. If you want the tape (VHS-PAL) I'll send it over gladly ;-)