The Lady Is Willing (1934 film)
| The Lady Is Willing | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gilbert Miller |
| Written by | Guy Bolton Louis Verneuil (play) |
| Produced by | Joseph Friedman |
| Starring | Leslie Howard Cedric Hardwicke Binnie Barnes Nigel Playfair Nigel Bruce Claud Allister |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Edited by | Otto Ludwig |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 66-76 minutes (depending on country) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Lady Is Willing is a 1934 British film directed by Gilbert Miller, based on a comedy by French playwright Louis Verneuil. The cast includes Leslie Howard, Cedric Hardwicke, and Binnie Barnes.
The film was unsuccessful, though it received some positive feedbacks; Mordaunt Hall wrote on the New York Times: “it is a farce of the Parisian variety which possesses something of the effervescent quality René Clair gives to his pictures. Although the action is stilted here and there, obviously occasionally because of censorial deletions, the film has the compensating virtues of excellent acting, scintillating lines and original, but decidedly mad, escapades”.[1]
Plot
Set in France, private detective Albert Latour is employed by three men who aim to take revenge on the man responsible for a failed investment. Realising that the man's wife is wealthy, Latour kidnaps her in order to hold a ransom. The matter gets complicated when he finds himself falling in love with her.[2]
Cast
- Leslie Howard as Albert Latour
- Cedric Hardwicke as Gustav Dupont
- Binnie Barnes as Helene Dupont
- Nigel Playfair as Prof. Menard
- Nigel Bruce as Welton
- Claud Allister as Brevin
- Arthur Howard as Dr. Germont
- Virginia Field as Maid
References
- ^ "The Lady is Willing (1934)". Inafferrabile Leslie Howard. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ The Lady Is Willing at Allmovie
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