On Approval (1944)
It's SCANDALOUSly Funny!
Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away with her for a month to see if they are compatible, the fireworks begin.
- Date of release
- 1944-05-22
- TMDB
- 7.1 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Clive Brook
Casting
- Clive Brook — George, 10th Duke of Bristol
- Beatrice Lillie — Maria Wislack
- Googie Withers — Helen Hale
- Roland Culver — Richard Halton
- O.B. Clarence — Dr. Graham
- Laurence Hanray — Parkes
- Elliott Mason — Mrs. McCosh
- Hay Petrie — Landlord
- Mollie Munks — Jeannie
- E. V. H. Emmett — Narrator
Interesting facts
On Approval is a 1944 British romantic comedy film, produced, directed and cowritten by Clive Brook. The film stars Brook, Beatrice Lillie, Googie Withers and Roland Culver. It is the second film adaptation of the play On Approval by Frederick Lonsdale; the first was a 1930 film of the same name.
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