The Importance of Being Earnest (1958 film)
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Directed byRonald Marriott
Based onThe Importance of Being Earnest
1895 play
by Oscar Wilde
1895 play
by Oscar Wilde
Original air date26 March 1958
Running time90 minutes
| "The Importance of Being Earnest (1958 film)" | |
|---|---|
| ITV Play of the Week episode | |
| Directed by | Ronald Marriott |
| Based on | The Importance of Being Earnest 1895 play by Oscar Wilde |
| Original air date | 26 March 1958 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
The Importance of Being Earnest is a 1958 British television film based on the Oscar Wilde play of the same name.[1] It starred Michael Denison and Dulcie Gray who were married.[2]
It was Maureen Swanson's first appearance in a television play.[3][4]
Cast
- Michael Denison as John Worthing
- Tony Britton as Algernon Moncrieff
- Dulcie Gray as Gwendolen Fairfax
- Martita Hunt as Lady Bracknell
- Maureen Swanson as Cecily Cardew
- Madeleine Christie as Miss Prism
- Vernon Smythe as Merriman
- Richard Goolden as Canon Chasuble
- Robert Webber as Lane