To Oblige a Lady

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To Oblige a Lady
Directed by H. Manning Haynes
Based onTo Oblige a Lady by Edgar Wallace
Produced byS.W. Smith
Starring Maisie Gay
Warwick Ward
Lilian Oldland
Haddon Mason
Production
company
Distributed byBritish Lion Film Corporation
Release date
16 February 1931
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

To Oblige a Lady is a 1931 British comedy film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Maisie Gay, Warwick Ward, Lilian Oldland, Haddon Mason and James Carew. [1] The film is based on a play by Edgar Wallace. It was produced at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie for release as a second feature. [2]

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Plot

A couple rent a luxury flat and try to pass it off as their own in order to impress a wealthy relative. [3]

Cast

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References

  1. "To Oblige a Lady". IMDb . 16 October 1931.
  2. Chibnall p.266
  3. BFI.org

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