His Lordship Regrets

His Lordship Regrets
Directed by	Maclean Rogers
Written by	Kathleen Butler (adaptation) H. F. Maltby (dialogue)
Based on	the play Bees and Honey by H.F. Maltby [1]
Produced by	George Smith
Starring	Claude Hulbert Winifred Shotter Gina Malo
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
Country	United 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.

Cast

• Claude Hulbert as Lord Cavender
• Winifred Shotter as Mary/Mabel
• Gina Malo as Mabel van Morgan
• Aubrey Mallalieu as Dawkins
• Anthony Holles as Guy Reading
• Eve Gray as Enid
• Athole Stewart as Sir Timothy Kentford
• Annie Esmond as Lady Kentford
• Sally Stewart as Sally
• Derek Gorst as Honorable Percy Hartlock
• Gerald Rawlinson as Captain Arthur Gregson

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]

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. pp. 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".

External links

His Lordship Regrets at IMDb