My Old Duchess
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{{Infobox film
| name = My Old Duchess
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| director = Lupino Lane
| producer = Walter C. Mycroft
| writer =Fred Karno (sketch)
Herbert Sargent
Con West
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| starring =George Lacy
Betty Ann Davies
Dennis Hoey
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| studio = British International Pictures
| distributor = Pathé Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1934|01|04|df=yes}}
| runtime = 65 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090117115926/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/43563 BFI.org] The film was made at Elstree Studios.Wood p.78 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!,[https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150032602 "My Old Duchess", Collections Search | BFI]. Retrieved 12 December 2020 the title under which it has been released on DVD.[http://www.comicbrits.co.uk/Films/Oh_What_A_Duchess/Oh_What_A_Duchess.html Oh, What a Duchess!, ComicBrits]. Retrieved 12 December 2020
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
- {{IMDb title|0167298}}
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Category:1930s LGBTQ-related films
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:Cross-dressing in British films
Category:Films shot at British International Pictures Studios
Category:Films directed by Lupino Lane
Category:1930s English-language films
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