Weddings Are Wonderful
| Weddings Are Wonderful | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
| Written by | Douglas Hoare (play) Sydney Blow (play) Kathleen Butler H.F. Maltby |
| Produced by | George Smith |
| Starring | June Clyde Esmond Knight René Ray |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Daniel Birt |
| Music by | Harris Weston |
Production company | Canterbury Films |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date | 21 September 1938 |
Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Weddings Are Wonderful is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring June Clyde, Esmond Knight and René Ray. It was made at Walton Studios.[1]
Synopsis
When she discovers that he has been cut off by his father without a penny, the gold-digging singer Cora Sutherland abandons her fiancée Guy Rogers. However the same night he meets and falls in love with a young woman, Betty Leadbetter, who has taken shelter in his flat after escaping from a raid on a gambling club. Guy must persuade her straight-laced mother to allow them to marry while trying to fend off Cora who has heard about the relationship and sports an opportunity for blackmail.
Cast
- June Clyde as Cora Sutherland
- Esmond Knight as Guy Rogers
- René Ray as Betty Leadbetter
- Frederick Lloyd as Mr. Leadbetter
- Bertha Belmore as Mrs. Leadbetter
- Bruce Seton as John Smith
- Anthony Holles as Adolph
- George Carney as Rogers
- Eliot Makeham as Minor role
- Muriel George as Betty's maid
References
- ^ Wood p.99
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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