Yes, Mr Brown
1933 film
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Yes, Mr Brown is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Jack Buchanan, Hartley Power, Elsie Randolph and Margot Grahame.[1][2] It was written by Douglas Furber based on the stage musical Geschäft mit Amerika' by Paul Franck and Ludwig Hirschfeld.
by Paul Franck and Ludwig Hirschfeld
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| Directed by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by | Douglas Furber |
| Based on | stage musical Geschäft mit Amerika by Paul Franck and Ludwig Hirschfeld |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | Jack Buchanan Hartley Power Elsie Randolph Margot Grahame |
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| Distributed by | United Artists (US) |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Yes, Mr. Brown is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.[3]
Plot
According to KIne Weekly: "Nicholas Baumann, manager of a Viennese branch of an American manufacturing concern, sets out to impress his employer, Mr Brown, who is new to the city. He arranges a dinner party, but quarrels with his wife, Clary, over her dog, and she leaves their flat in a huff. He then induces his secretary, Anne Weber, to act in Clary's stead, and the complications, worked out in a night club, lead to good fun before Nicholas' explanations are accepted by Mr Brown, and he earns a coveted partnership."[4]
Cast
- Jack Buchanan as Nicholas Baumann
- Hartley Power as Mr Brown
- Elsie Randolph as Anne Weber
- Margot Grahame as Clary Baumann
- Vera Pearce as Franzi
- Clifford Heatherley as Carlos
- David Bane as head waiter
- Muriel George as cook
Reception
Kine Weekly wrote: "Farcical comedy with music, elegantly presented and tuneful in its score. Although a trifle slow in action, the picture panders good humouredly to popular taste, and provides capital light diversion. A profitable booking through the untiring efforts and gay versatility of Jack Buchanan, whose wide popularity is of definite box office value"[4]
According to the Idaho Falls Post Register, the film was "gay catchy...entertainment with plenty of light comedy".[5]
Variety wrote: "'A generous production, directed in good taste, marred occasionally by defective lighting, but not enough to interfere with the fact that it is another successful British film."[6]
Other film versions
- A Bit of Love (March 1932, Germany, directed by Max Neufeld)
- Monsieur, Madame and Bibi (March 1932, France, directed by Max Neufeld and Jean Boyer)
- Two Happy Hearts (September 1932, Italy, directed by Baldassarre Negroni)