Coming of Age (1938 film)

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Coming of Age
Directed by Manning Haynes
Written byRowan Kennedy
Paul White
Produced byA. George Smith
Starring Eliot Makeham
Joyce Bland
Cinematography Sydney Blythe
Production
company
George Smith Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures Corporation (UK)
Release date
  • March 1938 (1938-03)(UK)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Coming of Age is a 1938 British comedy film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Eliot Makeham and Joyce Bland. [1] The supporting cast features Evelyn Ankers. [2] In this farce, a husband and wife grow restless and find themselves having affairs.

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Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide gave the film two out of five stars, calling it an "Okay comedy...Some good character actors save this one from obscurity." [3]

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References

  1. "Coming of Age (1938)". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  2. "Coming of Age (1938) - Manning H. Haynes | Cast and Crew | AllMovie".
  3. "Coming Of Age - Movie Reviews and Movie Ratings | TVGuide.com". www.tvguide.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.