Thank You, Jeeves! (1936)

Erudite manservant Jeeves hopes to keep his frivolous employer Bertie out of new harrowing adventures, but a damsel in distress, carrying half of some mysterious plans, intrudes on their ... See full summary »

Director:

Arthur Greville Collins

Writers:

Joseph Hoffman (screen play), Stephen Gross (screen play),

Stars:

Arthur Treacher, Virginia Field, David Niven

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Arthur Treacher	...	Jeeves
Virginia Field	...	Marjorie Lowman
David Niven	...	Bertie Wooster
Lester Matthews	...	Elliott Manville
Colin Tapley	...	Tom Brock
John Graham Spacey	...	Jack Stone
Ernie Stanton	...	Mr. Snelling
Gene Reynolds	...	Bobby Smith
Douglas Walton	...	Edward McDermott
Willie Best	...	Drowsy

Storyline

Erudite manservant Jeeves hopes to keep his frivolous employer Bertie out of new harrowing adventures, but a damsel in distress, carrying half of some mysterious plans, intrudes on their London flat one rainy night. Bertie follows her to country hotel Mooring Manor, prepared to do slapstick battle with crooks posing as Scotland Yard men.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 January 1937 (France)

Also Known As:

Thank You, Mr. Jeeves

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

57 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Step Lively, Jeeves! (1937)

User Reviews

Mildly amusing, but could have been so much more.

I have two problems with this movie.

First: If you've ever read any of P.G. Wodehouse's classic "Wooster and Jeeves" stories you will be sadly disappointed by this adaption. Only the names are left from the original, this is a vehicle for British comic actor Arthur Treacher and nothing else.

Second: Treacher as Jeeves hogs every scene, and the enchanting (elsewhere) David Niven is left with nothing but feeding him a few pathetic straight-man lines. What a waste, he's one of my favorite actors and would have made a perfect Wooster had they let him anything try.

So, what we have is a glorified Music 'All turn by Mr. Treacher preserved on film. Many critics seem to like it, they may be right, I was too blinded by my love of the books to be objective.

For fellow Plum fans I recommend the fairly recent adaptations done by Hugh Fry and Stephen Laurie, I believe they're available on video. They're well done and faithful.