French Without Tears (1940)
They Took Their French in One "Knee-sy" Lesson!
It is based on the popular West End stage comedy by Terrence Rattigan. It all begins when Diana (Ellen Drew), the sister of a British boy studying in France, arrives in town to flirt with all of her brothers' schoolmates. Alan (Ray Milland), one of the students, successfully resists Diana's charms-meaning of course that Alan and Diana will be in each other's arms by fadeout time. (AllMovie)
- Date of release
- 1940-02-02
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Anthony Asquith
Casting
- Ray Milland — Alan Howard
- Ellen Drew — Diana Lake
- Janine Darcey — Jacqueline Maingot
- David Tree — Chris Neilan
- Roland Culver — Cmdr. Bill Rogers
- Guy Middleton — Brian Curtis
- Kenneth Morgan — Kenneth Lake
- Margaret Yarde — Marianne
- Toni Gable — Chi-Chi
- Jim Gérald — Professor Maingot
- Mantovani — Himself - Orchestra Leader
- Stella Roberts — Herself - Vocalist, Mantovani Orchestra
Interesting facts
- Based on: French Without Tears
French Without Tears is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Ray Milland. It was written by Ian Dalrymple, Anatole de Grunwald and Terence Rattigan based on Rattigan's 1936 play of the same name.
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