Virginia's Husband (1934 film)

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Virginia's Husband
Directed by Maclean Rogers
Written by H. Fowler Mear
Based onplay Virginia's Husband by Florence Kilpatrick
Produced byA. George Smith
Starring Reginald Gardiner
Dorothy Boyd
Enid Stamp-Taylor
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Production
companies
Fox Film Company
George Smith Productions (as GS Enterprises)
Distributed by Fox Film Company (UK)
Release date
  • September 1934 (1934-09)(UK)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Virginia's Husband is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Dorothy Boyd, Reginald Gardiner and Enid Stamp-Taylor. [1] The play by Florence Kilpatrick on which the film is based, had previously been adapted as a silent film in 1928. [2]

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Plot

A woman enlists a man to pose as her husband to trick her aunt.

Cast

Critical reception

In their review, TV Guide concluded the film had "Some amusing moments but not enough to sustain the comedy throughout." [3]

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References

  1. "Virginia's Husband (1934)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN   9783110951943 via Google Books.
  3. "Virginia's Husband".