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

References

Bibliography

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