Brother Alfred

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Brother Alfred
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Directed by Henry Edwards
Written byHenry Edwards
Claude Guerney
Based onthe play Brother Alfred (1913) by P. G. Wodehouse and Herbert Westbrook
Starring Gene Gerrard
Molly Lamont
Elsie Randolph
Bobbie Comber
Cinematography Walter J. Harvey
Horace Wheddon
Edited by Bert Bates
Music by Vivian Ellis
Idris Lewis
Production
company
Distributed by Wardour Films (UK)
Release date
  • 12 April 1932 (1932-04-12)
(London) (UK)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Brother Alfred is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Gene Gerrard, Molly Lamont and Elsie Randolph. [1] It is based on the 1913 play of the same title by P.G. Wodehouse and Herbert Westbrook. It was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director David Rawnsley.

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Synopsis

After she finds him embracing one of the maids, a man's fiancée ends her engagement to him. In an effort to win her back he disguises himself as a fictional twin brother.

Cast

Critical reception

Allmovie noted, "Musical comedy star Gene Gerard breezes his inimitable way through the 1932 British programmer." [2]

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References

  1. BFI.org
  2. "Brother Alfred (1932) - Henry Edwards | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".