The Improper Duchess
1936 British film
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The Improper Duchess is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Yvonne Arnaud, Hugh Wakefield and Wilfrid Caithness.[1] The film is based on the 1931 play of the same name by J. B. Fagan in which Arnaud had starred.
Directed byHarry Hughes
Written by
- James B. Fagan (play)
- Vernon Harris
- Harry Hughes
Produced byMaurice Browne
| The Improper Duchess | |
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| Directed by | Harry Hughes |
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| Produced by | Maurice Browne |
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| Cinematography | Ronald Neame |
| Edited by | Ted Richards |
| Music by | Eric Spear |
Production company | City Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It was shot at Elstree Studios.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director David Rawnsley. It was made by the independent City Film Corporation, and released by the newly established General Film Distributors.
Cast
- Yvonne Arnaud as Duchess of Tann
- Hugh Wakefield as King of Poldavia
- Wilfrid Caithness as Reverend Adam McAdam
- Arthur Finn as Senator Corcoran
- Gerald Barry as Baron Kamp
- Finlay Currie as Milton Lee
- James Carew as Montgomery Curtis
- Annie Esmond as Baroness Kamp
- Felix Aylmer as Count Seidel
- Honorine Catto as Miss Cutting
- Andreas Malandrinos as Garcia
- Davis Smith-Dorrien as Captain Olven
- Cynthia Stock as Gunning
- Ben Welden as Macabe
