Her Imaginary Lover

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Her Imaginary Lover
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Directed by George King
Written by Randall Faye
Based onGreen Stockings by A. E. W. Mason
Produced by Irving Asher
Starring Laura La Plante
Percy Marmont
Olive Blakeney
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Distributed by Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Release date
  • 1933 (1933)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Her Imaginary Lover is a 1933 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Laura La Plante and Percy Marmont. [1] It was written by Randall Faye based on the play Green Stockings by A. E. W. Mason, produced and distributed by Warner Brothers, and shot at the company's Teddington Studios as a quota quickie. [2]

Contents

Her Imaginary Lover is classed by the British Film Institute as a lost film. [3]

Plot

New York socialite Celia invents an aristocratic English fiancé named Lord Michael Ware to deflect the tedious attention of would-be suitors. Celia travels to London to claim an inheritance and meets an aristocratic Englishman called Lord Michael Ware. The imaginary romance becomes real.

Cast

Reception

The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Direction lacks pace, but Laura la Plante is attractive in lead, with Lady Tree scoring heavily as comedy grandmother. Passable light entertainment for smaller popular halls." [4]

Kine Weekly wrote: "Laura la Plante is a spirited and likeable Celia. Lady Tree is excellent as Grandma, Emily Fitzroy is good as Aunt Lydia, Roland Culver is effective as the sly Raleigh, and Percy Marmont, always the little gentleman, is adequate as Lord Michael. Although this is typical stage farce, quite a good amount of tun is extracted trom the plot. The team work is admirable, and the direction displays sufficient imagination to allow the gags to follow through and cloak the obvious." [5]

Picturegoer wrote: "Laura La Plante shows a good deal of her old spirit as the heroine, while Lady Tree is excellent as her grandmother who instigates the plot. Percy Marmont is adequate as the nobleman whose name has been taken in vain." [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Her Imaginary Lover". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Chibnall, Steve (2007). Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute. p. 272. ISBN   978-1844571550.
  3. ↑ Missing Believed Lost British Pictures. Retrieved 21 October 2010
  4. ↑ "Her Imaginary Lover". The Daily Film Renter (2082): 6. 26 October 1933. ProQuest   2594634631.
  5. ↑ "Her Imaginary Lover". Kine Weekly . 201 (1385): 25. 2 November 1933. ProQuest   2339769470.
  6. ↑ "Her Imaginary Lover". Picturegoer . 3: 32. 2 February 1934. ProQuest   1771148605.
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