Let Me Explain, Dear

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Let Me Explain, Dear
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Directed by Gene Gerrard
Frank Miller
Written byGene Gerrard
Frank Miller
Based onthe play by Walter Ellis
Produced by John Maxwell
StarringGene Gerrard
Viola Lyel
Claude Hulbert
Cinematography Walter J. Harvey
Horace Wheddon
Edited by Bert Bates
Music by Idris Lewis
Production
company
Distributed by Wardour Films
Release date
  • 1 May 1933 (1933-05-01)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Let Me Explain, Dear is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Gene Gerrard and Frank Miller and starring Gerrard, Viola Lyel and Claude Hulbert. [1] It was adapted from the play A Little Bit of Fluff by Walter Ellis. [2] It was made by British International Pictures.

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Plot summary

A man tries to fake an accident in order to claim insurance money, but things soon go awry.

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References

  1. "Let Me Explain, Dear (1932) - Gene Gerrard, Frank Miller | Cast and Crew". AllMovie.
  2. "Let Me Explain Dear (1933)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019.