His Lordship Regrets

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His Lordship Regrets
Directed by Maclean Rogers
Written by
Based onthe play Bees and Honey by H.F. Maltby [1]
Produced byGeorge Smith
Starring
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Music by W.L. Trytel (uncredited)
Production
company
Canterbury Films
Distributed by RKO Pictures (UK)
Release date
  • 31 October 1938 (1938-10-31)(UK)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English
Budget£17,974 [2]

His Lordship Regrets is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Claude Hulbert, Winifred Shotter, Gina Malo and Aubrey Mallalieu. [3] [4] Impoverished Lord Cavender pursues wealthy Mabel van Morgan only to discover himself in love with the apparently penniless Mary.

Contents

Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide called it a "Blah comedy," and went on to conclude that a "Decent cast of familiar British faces doesn't help this one." [5]

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References

  1. Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110951943 via Google Books.
  2. Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 482.
  3. "His Lordship Regrets (1938)". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  4. "His Lordship Regrets (1938) - Maclean Rogers - Cast and Crew - AllMovie".
  5. "His Lordship Regrets".

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