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On Approval (1944)

It's SCANDALOUSly Funny!

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Clive Brook

Synopsis

Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away with her for a month to see if they are compatible, the fireworks begin.

Actors

Clive Brook
Clive Brook
George, 10th Duke of Bristol
Beatrice Lillie
Beatrice Lillie
Maria Wislack
Googie Withers
Googie Withers
Helen Hale
Roland Culver
Roland Culver
Richard Halton
O.B. Clarence
O.B. Clarence
Dr. Graham
Laurence Hanray
Laurence Hanray
Parkes
Elliott Mason
Elliott Mason
Mrs. McCosh
Hay Petrie
Hay Petrie
Landlord
Mollie Munks
Mollie Munks
Jeannie
E. V. H. Emmett
E. V. H. Emmett
Narrator

Crews

Clive Brook
Clive Brook
Director
Frederick Lonsdale
Frederick Lonsdale
Story
Clive Brook
Clive Brook
Adaptation
Terence Young
Terence Young
Writer
William Alwyn
William Alwyn
Original Music Composer
Claude Friese-Greene
Claude Friese-Greene
Director of Photography
Fergus McDonell
Fergus McDonell
Editor
Thomas N. Morahan
Thomas N. Morahan
Art Direction
Cecil Beaton
Cecil Beaton
Costume Design
Clive Brook
Clive Brook
Producer
Sydney Box
Sydney Box
Executive Producer

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