My Old Duchess
1934 British film
- 4 January 1934 (1934-01-04)
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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
- George Lacy as Irving
- Betty Ann Davies as Sally Martin
- Dennis Hoey as Montagu Neilson
- Fred Duprez as Jesse Martin
- Renée Macready as Valerie
- Florence Vie as Mrs Neilson
- Hugh E. Wright as Higgins
- Patrick Aherne as Gaston
References
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- My Old Duchess at IMDb
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The films of Lupino Lane
- No Lady (1931)
- The Love Race (1931)
- Never Trouble Trouble (1931)
- Love Lies (1932)
- The Innocents of Chicago (1932)
- The Maid of the Mountains (1932)
- Old Spanish Customers (1932)
- My Old Duchess (1933)
- Letting in the Sunshine (1933)
- Who's Your Father (1935)
- The Deputy Drummer (1935)
- Trust the Navy (1935)
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