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So This Is London (1939 film)

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'So This Is London' is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton and George Sanders. It is adapted from the 1922 play 'So This Is London' by Arthur Goodrich which had previously been adapted into a 1930 film. An American clashes with an Englishman over the merits of their respective countries, only to find that their children have fallen in love. It was made at Pinewood Studios by 20th Century Fox's British subsidiary.FILMS COMING TO BOMBAY: "Wuthering Heights"

The Times of India (1861-current) [New Delhi, India] 10 June 1939: 14.


Cast



* Robertson Hare as Henry Honeycutt

* Alfred Drayton as Lord Worthing

* George Sanders as Doctor de Reseke

* Berton Churchill as Hiram Draper

* Fay Compton as Lady Worthing

* Carla Lehmann as Elinor Draper

* Stewart Granger as Laurence

* Lily Cahill as Mrs. Draper

* Mavis Clair as Mrs. Honeycutt

* Ethel Revnell as Dodie

* Gracie West as Liz

Critical reception



'TV Guide' gave the film two out of four stars, and commented, "(Mavis) Clair, in a minor role, gets in a few laughs as a sleepwalker."

References





Bibliography



* Low, Rachael. 'History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .


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