Leave It to Me is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gene Gerrard, Olive Borden and Molly Lamont. It was made at Elstree Studios.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director David Rawnsley. It is an adaptation of the play Leave It to Psmith (1930) by Ian Hay and P.G. Wodehouse, which is based on Wodehouse's novel Leave It to Psmith (1923).
Leave It to Me | |
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Directed by | Monty Banks |
Written by | Cecil Lewis Frank Miller Gene Gerrard |
Based on | Leave It to Psmith by Ian Hay & P.G. Wodehouse |
Produced by | John Maxwell |
Starring | Gene Gerrard Olive Borden Molly Lamont |
Cinematography | Claude Friese-Greene |
Edited by | Bert Bates |
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Distributed by | Wardour Films |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Cast
edit- Gene Gerrard as Sebastian Help
- Olive Borden as Peavey
- Molly Lamont as Eve Halliday
- George K. Gee as Coots
- Gus McNaughton as Baxter
- Clive Currie as Lord Emsworth
- Toni Edgar-Bruce as Lady Constance
- Peter Godfrey as Siegffied Velour
- Syd Crossley as Beach
- Melville Cooper as Honorable Freddie
- Wylie Watson as Client
References
edit- ^ Wood p.75
Bibliography
edit- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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