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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!',[http://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



* George Lacy as Irving

* Betty Ann Davies as Sally Martin

* Dennis Hoey as Montagu Neilson

* Fred Duprez as Jesse Martin

* Rene Macready as Valerie

* Florence Vie as Mrs Neilson

* Hugh E. Wright as Higgins

* Patrick Aherne as Gaston

References





Bibliography



* Low, Rachael. 'Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.

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


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