The Private Secretary (1935 film)
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Directed byHenry Edwards
Written byGeorge Broadhurst
Arthur Macrae
H. Fowler Mear
Arthur Macrae
H. Fowler Mear
Based onThe farce by Charles Hawtrey (The Private Secretary) and the book by Von Moser (Der Bibliotheker)
Produced byJulius Hagen
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| Directed by | Henry Edwards |
| Written by | George Broadhurst Arthur Macrae H. Fowler Mear |
| Based on | The farce by Charles Hawtrey (The Private Secretary) and the book by Von Moser (Der Bibliotheker) |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Starring | Edward Everett Horton Barry MacKay Judy Gunn Oscar Asche |
| Cinematography | Sydney Blythe William Luff |
| Music by | W.L. Trytel (uncredited) |
Production company | Julius Hagen Productions |
| Distributed by | Twickenham Film Distributors Ltd (UK) |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Private Secretary is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edward Everett Horton, Barry MacKay, Judy Gunn and Oscar Asche.[1] It is an adaptation of the play The Private Secretary by Charles Henry Hawtrey. It was made at Twickenham Studios.
A timid and dim-witted clergyman is duped into helping a playboy avoid his creditors, inherit his uncle's fortune and get the girl.
Cast
- Edward Everett Horton as Reverend Robert Spalding
- Barry MacKay as Douglas Cattermole
- Judy Gunn as Edith Marsland
- Oscar Asche as Robert Cattermole
- Sydney Fairbrother as Miss Ashford
- Michael Shepley as Henry Marsland
- Alastair Sim as Nebulae
- Aubrey Dexter as Gibson
- O. B. Clarence as Thomas Marsland
- Davina Craig as Annie
