Who's Your Lady Friend?
| Who's Your Lady Friend? | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Carol Reed |
| Written by | Bela Jenbach (play) Rudolf Österreicher (play) Julius Horst Anthony Kimmins |
| Produced by | Martin Sabine |
| Starring | Frances Day Vic Oliver Betty Stockfeld |
| Cinematography | Jan Stallich Philip Tannura |
| Edited by | Ernest Aldridge |
| Music by | Robert Stolz |
Production company | Dorian Films |
| Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Who's Your Lady Friend? is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Carol Reed and starring Frances Day, Vic Oliver and Betty Stockfeld.[1] The secretary of a beauty specialist accidentally brings the wrong person back from the railway station, triggering a series of confusions. It was based on a comedy play by Bela Jenbach and Rudolf Österreicher, which had previously been made into an Austrian film The Gentleman Without a Residence three years earlier. It was an independent production made at Ealing Studios.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf.
Cast
[edit]- Frances Day as Lulu
- Vic Oliver as Doctor Mangold
- Betty Stockfeld as Mrs. Mangold
- Romney Brent as Fred
- Margaret Lockwood as Mimi
- Sarah Churchill as Maid
- Marcelle Rogez as Yvonne Fatigay
- Muriel George as Mrs. Somers
- Frederick Ranalow as Cabby
Production
[edit]It was an early role for Margaret Lockwood and the second of several collaborations with Carol Reed.
Critical reception
[edit]TV Guide called the film a "Cute farce and one of the many British programmers Reed directed before moving up to bigger features."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Wood p.97
- ^ "Who's Your Lady Friend?". TVGuide.com.
Bibliography
[edit]- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
[edit]- Who's Your Lady Friend? at IMDb
- Who's Your Lady Friend at Britmovie
- Who's Your Lady Friend? at TCMDB
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- 1937 films
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- Films directed by Carol Reed
- Ealing Studios films
- British comedy films
- Remakes of Austrian films
- British films based on plays
- British black-and-white films
- Films scored by Robert Stolz
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
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