The Lady Is Willing (1934 film)
The Lady Is Willing is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Gilbert Miller and starring Leslie Howard (as Mr. Leslie Howard).
| The Lady Is Willing | |
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| Directed by | Gilbert Miller |
| Screenplay by | Guy Bolton |
| Story by | Louis Verneuil |
| Produced by | Joseph Friedman |
| Starring | Leslie Howard (as Mr. Leslie Howard) |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Edited by | Otto Ludwig |
Production company | Columbia British Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film was unsuccessful, though it received some positive feedbacks; Mordaunt Hall wrote for The New York Times:
it is a farce of the Parisian variety which possesses something of the effervescent quality René Clair gives to his pictures. Although the action is stilted here and there, obviously occasionally because of censorial deletions, the film has the compensating virtues of excellent acting, scintillating lines and original, but decidedly mad, escapades.[1]
Plot
Set in France, private detective Albert Latour is employed by three men who aim to take revenge on the man responsible for a failed investment. Realising that the man's wife is wealthy, Latour kidnaps her in order to hold a ransom. The matter gets complicated when he finds himself falling in love with her.[2]
Cast
- Leslie Howard as Albert Latour (as Mr. Leslie Howard)
- Cedric Hardwicke as Gustav Dupont
- Binnie Barnes as Helene Dupont
- Nigel Playfair as Professor Menard (as Sir Nigel Playfair)
- Nigel Bruce as Welton
- W. Graham Brown as Monsieur Pignolet (as Graham Browne)
- Kendall Lee as Valerie
- Claud Allister as Brevin
- Arthur Howard as Dr. Germont
See also
References
- ^ Hall, Mordaunt (11 August 1934). "The Screen; Leslie Howard, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Binnie Barnes and Others in the New Film at the Palace". The New York Times.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "The Lady Is Willing". AllMovie. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
External links
- The Lady Is Willing at IMDb
- The Lady Is Willing at the TCM Movie Database
- The Lady Is Willing at the British Film Institute