On Approval (1944)

Director:

Clive Brook

Writers:

Frederick Lonsdale (play) and
Clive Brook (writer)

Release Date:

22 May 1944 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Women who are tired of their boyfriends come up with a new idea: exchange them. |

Plot Keywords:

Victorian Era | Comedy Of Manners | Scotland | Heiress | Farce

Cast

Beatrice Lillie	...	Maria Wislack
Clive Brook	...	George
Googie Withers	...	Helen Hale
Roland Culver	...	Richard Halton
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
O.B. Clarence	...	Dr. Graham
E.V.H. Emmett	...	Narrator
Laurence Hanray	...	Parkes
Elliott Mason	...	Mrs. McCosh
Mollie Munks	...	Jeanne
Hay Petrie	...	Landlord
Marjorie Rhodes	...	Cook

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

IP-Verity

Quotes:

George: She's not crying because I said she was forty-one. She's crying because she is forty-one.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Case Against the 20% Federal Admissions Tax on Motion Picture Theatres (1953)

One of the funniest British films of the 1940's

Wow....what a surprise....

I bought this on DVD sight unseen, due to the fact that it stars Beatrice Lillie in one of the very few films she ever made.

She's absolutely wonderful playing a rather unpleasant, grumpy women. Similarly, Clive Brook, who capped his long film career by writing, directing and starring in this outrageous farce.

I won't give away the plot, but I can't imagine a better example of how well a well known play can be adapted for the screen.

If you can't live without the Criterion DVD of "The Importance Of Being Earnest", then this movie should also be on your shelf.

Get it....before it disappears....