My Old Duchess

My Old Duchess
Directed byLupino Lane
Written byFred Karno (sketch)
Herbert Sargent
Con West
Produced byWalter C. Mycroft
StarringGeorge Lacy
Betty Ann Davies
Dennis Hoey
Production
company
Distributed byPathé Pictures
Release date
  • 4 January 1934 (1934-01-04)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

My Old Duchess is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring George Lacy, Betty Ann Davies and Dennis Hoey.[1] The film was made at Elstree Studios.[2] It was based on an original sketch by Fred Karno. The screenplay concerns a stage manager who disguises himself as a duchess.

The film is also known as Oh, What a Duchess!,[3] the title under which it has been released on DVD.[4]

Plot summary

In an effort to impress a film producer, a stage manager disguises himself as a duchess.

Cast

References

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Wood p.78
  3. ^ "My Old Duchess", Collections Search | BFI. Retrieved 12 December 2020
  4. ^ Oh, What a Duchess!, ComicBrits. Retrieved 12 December 2020

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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