Quiet Wedding
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| Quiet Wedding | |
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| Directed by | Anthony Asquith |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Quiet Wedding by Esther McCracken |
| Produced by | Paul Soskin |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles |
| Edited by | Reginald Beck |
| Music by | Nicholas Brodzsky |
Production company | Conqueror Productions |
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Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Quiet Wedding is a 1941 British romantic comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr and Marjorie Fielding.[1] The screenplay was written by Terence Rattigan and Anatole de Grunwald based on the play Quiet Wedding by Esther McCracken. The film was remade in 1958 as Happy Is the Bride.
A young couple become engaged, but undergo a number of misadventures before their wedding ceremony.[2]
Cast
- Margaret Lockwood as Janet Royd
- Derek Farr as Dallas Chaytor
- Marjorie Fielding as Mildred Royd
- A. E. Matthews as Arthur Royd
- Athene Seyler as Aunt Mary
- Jean Cadell as Aunt Florence
- Margaretta Scott as Marcia
- David Tomlinson as John Royd
- Sidney King as Denys
- Peggy Ashcroft as Flower Lisle
- Frank Cellier as Mr. Clayton
- Roland Culver as Boofy Ponsonby
- Michael Shepley as Marcia's husband
- Muriel Pavlow as Miranda
- Margaret Halstan as Lady Yeldham
- Roddy Hughes as vicar
- O. B. Clarence as first magistrate
- Margaret Rutherford as second magistrate
- Wally Patch as third magistrate
- Martita Hunt as Madame Mirelle, the dressmaker
- Charles Carson as Johnson
- Bernard Miles as constable
- Terry-Thomas (uncredited) as extra
Production
It was Lockwood's first film following a series of films with Carol Reed.