So This Is London is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton and George Sanders.[1] It is adapted from the 1922 play So This Is London by Arthur Goodrich which had previously been adapted into a 1930 film.[2] An American clashes with an Englishman over the merits of their respective countries, only to find that their children have fallen in love. It was made at Pinewood Studios by 20th Century Fox's British subsidiary.[3]
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| Directed by | Thornton Freeland |
| Screenplay by | Tom Phipps Ben Travers William M. Conselman Douglas Furber |
| Based on | play So This Is London by Arthur Goodrich |
| Produced by | Robert Kane |
| Starring | Robertson Hare Alfred Drayton George Sanders Berton Churchill |
| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
| Edited by | James B. Clark |
| Music by | Bretton Byrd |
Production company | Fox-British |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
Release dates |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Robertson Hare as Henry Honeycutt
- Alfred Drayton as Lord Worthing
- George Sanders as Doctor de Reseke
- Berton Churchill as Hiram Draper
- Fay Compton as Lady Worthing
- Carla Lehmann as Elinor Draper
- Stewart Granger as Laurence
- Lily Cahill as Mrs. Draper
- Mavis Clair as Mrs. Honeycutt
- Ethel Revnell as Dodie
- Gracie West as Liz
Critical reception
editTV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, and commented, "(Mavis) Clair, in a minor role, gets in a few laughs as a sleepwalker."[4]
References
edit- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | SO THIS IS LONDON (1939)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ FILMS COMING TO BOMBAY: "Wuthering Heights" The Times of India (1861-current) [New Delhi, India] 10 June 1939: 14.
- ^ "So This Is London".
Bibliography
edit- Low, Rachael. History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985 .
External links
edit- So This Is London at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety