Paradise for Two (1937 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = Paradise for Two

| image = Paradise_for_Two_(1937_film).jpg

| caption = Original trade ad

| director = Thornton Freeland

| producer = Alexander Korda

| writer = Arthur Macrae
Robert Stevenson
William Kernell
Robert Liebmann

| starring = Jack Hulbert
Patricia Ellis
Arthur Riscoe

| music = Mischa Spoliansky

| cinematography = Günther Krampf

| editing = Edward B. Jarvis

| studio = London Films

| distributor = London Films
United Artists (US)

| released = {{Film date|df=y|1937|12|22|London, UK}}

| runtime = 77 minutes

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Paradise for Two is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Jack Hulbert, Patricia Ellis and Arthur Riscoe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b293a11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823092101/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b293a11|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 August 2018|title=Paradise for Two (1937)|website=BFI}} It was released in the U.S. with the alternative title Gaiety Girls.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/gaiety-girls-v92552|title=Gaiety Girls (1937) - Thornton Freeland | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related|website=AllMovie}} A chorus girl is mistaken for a millionaire's girlfriend.

It was a loose remake of the 1933 German film And Who Is Kissing Me?

Cast

Production

The film's budget was approximately £80,000.{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/4364|title=AFI|Catalog|website=catalog.afi.com}} It was made at Denham Studios,Wood p.96 with sets designed by Vincent Korda.

Critical reception

Allmovie wrote "British musical-comedy star Jack Hulbert...does not disappoint his fans."

See also

References

Bibliography

  • Wood, Linda. British Films 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.