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22 November 1935 (USA) moreUser Comments:
British Comedy Gem moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Frank Morgan | ... | Major Horatio Chatteris |
| Cicely Courtneidge | ... | April Maye |
| Heather Angel | ... | Evelyn Alden |
| Herbert Mundin | ... | Frederick Hitch |
| Una O'Connor | ... | Harriet Chatteris |
| Richard Waring | ... | John Chatteris |
| Henry Stephenson | ... | Bishop |
| Forrester Harvey | ... | Wally Baxton |
| Mary Forbes | ... | Lady Clyffe-Pembrook |
| Doris Lloyd | ... | Kate |
| Edward Cooper | ... | Alf |
| Brenda Forbes | ... | Penelope - the Maid |
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Edward Childs Carpenter's play was written specifically as a stage show for Frank Morgan but was never produced. It was copyrighted 28 January 1929. moreSoundtrack:
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Bubbling Frank Morgan and a wonderful cast of British talent make this screwball comedy & comedy of errors shine with charming giggles and amusing bemusement.
The father of the Vicar, Morgan, portrays a self-stuffed shirt that finds his luck from a night out in the music halls.
Dame Cicely Courtneidge, Herbert Mundin, Heather Angel (You Can't Take It With You) and Una O'Connor play the perfect foil for Morgan's delightful buffoonery.
This is the type of comedy that couldn't be made today even if they tried. The underlying comedy of manners reflect a bygone era that may never come again - filled with its social mores and contradictions.
Here was a time when decent men did not consort with "brazen women" from the entertainment field. I wonder how much things have changed today? Nevertheless, this is a time when family honor and unsullied reputations were prized - and - mountains were moved to maintain them above all else - even love.
The final musical extravaganza performed by Courtneidge and a battalion of soldiers and drummers is stirring, even though short by Busby Berkeley standards.
I recommend this highly.