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{{short description|1935 film by Tim Whelan}}
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{{About|the 1935 film|films with similar titles|Perfect Gentleman (disambiguation){{!}}Perfect Gentleman}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Perfect Gentleman
| name = The Perfect Gentleman
| image = ThePerfectGentlemanPoster.jpg
| image = ThePerfectGentlemanPoster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Tim Whelan]]
| director = [[Tim Whelan]]
| producer = [[Harry Rapf]]
| producer = [[Harry Rapf]]
| writer = Edward Childs Carpenter<br>[[Lew Lipton]]
| writer = [[Edward Childs Carpenter]]<br>[[Lew Lipton]]
| based on = the unproduced play, {{based on|''The Perfect Gentleman''|Edward Childs Carpenter}}
| based_on = the unproduced play, {{based on|''The Perfect Gentleman''|[[Edward Childs Carpenter]]}}
| starring = [[Frank Morgan]]<br>[[Cicely Courtneidge]]
| starring = [[Frank Morgan]]<br>[[Cicely Courtneidge]]
| music =
| music = [[William Axt]]
| cinematography = [[Charles G. Clarke]]
| cinematography = [[Charles G. Clarke]]
| editing = George Boemler
| editing = George Boemler
| studio = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| studio = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| distributor = [[Loew's]]
| distributor = [[Loews Cineplex Entertainment|Loew's Inc.]]
| released = {{Film date|1935|11|22|ref1=<ref name=AFI>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=6857 | title=The Perfect Gentleman: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= December 11, 2014}}</ref>}}
| released = {{Film date|1935|11|22|ref1=<ref name=AFI>{{cite web | url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=6857 | title=The Perfect Gentleman: Detail View | publisher=American Film Institute | access-date= December 11, 2014}}</ref>}}
| runtime = 73 minutes<ref name=AFI />
| runtime = 73 minutes<ref name=AFI />
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
| budget =
| budget =
| gross =
| gross =
}}
}}
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'''''The Perfect Gentleman''''' (also known by the [[alternative title]] '''''The Imperfect Lady''''') is a 1935 American [[comedy film]] directed by [[Tim Whelan]] and starring [[Frank Morgan]], [[Cicely Courtneidge]] and [[Heather Angel (actress)|Heather Angel]]. It was based on a play by [[Edward Childs Carpenter]] (which was based on a story by [[Cosmo Hamilton]]). The screenplay concerns the father of a British country vicar, who almost brings scandal on the family when he becomes entangled with an actress.

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'''''The Perfect Gentleman''''' (also known by the [[alternative title]] '''''The Imperfect Lady''''') is a 1935 American [[comedy film]] directed by [[Tim Whelan]] and starring [[Frank Morgan]], [[Cicely Courtneidge]] and [[Heather Angel (actress)|Heather Angel]]. It was based on a play by Edward Childs Carpenter. The screenplay concerns the father of a British country vicar, who almost brings scandal on the family when he becomes entangled with an actress.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Frank Morgan]] - Major Horatio Chatteris
* [[Frank Morgan]] as Major Horatio Chatteris
* [[Cicely Courtneidge]] - April Maye
* [[Cicely Courtneidge]] as April Maye
* [[Heather Angel (actress)|Heather Angel]] - Evelyn Alden
* [[Heather Angel (actress)|Heather Angel]] as Evelyn Alden
* [[Herbert Mundin]] - Frederick Hitch
* [[Herbert Mundin]] as Frederick Hitch
* [[Una O'Connor (actress)|Una O'Connor]] - Harriet Chatteris
* [[Una O'Connor (actress)|Una O'Connor]] as Harriet Chatteris
* [[Richard Waring]] - John Chatteris
* [[Richard Waring]] as John Chatteris
* [[Henry Stephenson]] - Bishop
* [[Henry Stephenson]] as Bishop
* [[Forrester Harvey]] - Wally Baxton
* [[Forrester Harvey]] as Wally Baxton
* [[Mary Forbes]] - Lady Clyffe-Pembrook
* [[Mary Forbes]] as Lady Clyffe-Pembrook
* [[Doris Lloyd]] - Kate
* [[Doris Lloyd]] as Kate
* [[Edward Cooper (actor)|Edward Cooper]] - Alf
* [[Edward Cooper (actor)|Edward Cooper]] as Alf
* [[Brenda Forbes]] - Penelope, the Maid
* [[Brenda Forbes]] as Penelope, the Maid
* David Clyde - Morse
* David Clyde as Morse
*[[Charles Coleman (actor)|Charles Coleman]] - Theatre Doorman
*[[Charles Coleman (actor)|Charles Coleman]] as Theatre Doorman

==Critical reception==
Writing for ''[[The Spectator]]'' in 1936, [[Graham Greene]] gave the film a poor review, summarizing his review as "to be avoided at any cost". Noting that [[Cicely Courtneidge]] had come from a theatrical background and that her acting skills were adequate for the stage, Greene described her aspect in this film as "fling[ing] her facial contortions to the back of the gallery", and expressed sorrow that so many of the stage's most capable comedians were today "going the [[Pagliacci]] way". Greene took particular dislike of the scene where Courtneidge played the part of a young soldier.<ref>{{cite journal |last= Greene|first= Graham|author-link= Graham Greene|date= 7 February 1936|title= Dr Socrates/The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo/The Imperfect Lady|journal= [[The Spectator]]}} (reprinted in: {{cite book|editor-last= Taylor|editor-first= John Russell|editor-link= John Russell Taylor|date= 1980|title= The Pleasure Dome|url= https://archive.org/details/pleasuredomegrah00gree/page/50|page= [https://archive.org/details/pleasuredomegrah00gree/page/50 50]|isbn= 0192812866|url-access= registration}})</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0026864|The Perfect Gentleman}}
*{{IMDb title|0026864}}


{{Tim Whelan}}
{{Tim Whelan}}


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Latest revision as of 01:14, 18 December 2024

This article is about the 1935 film. For films with similar titles, see Perfect Gentleman.
The Perfect Gentleman
Film poster
Directed byTim Whelan
Written byEdward Childs Carpenter
Lew Lipton
Based onthe unproduced play, The Perfect Gentleman
by Edward Childs Carpenter
Produced byHarry Rapf
StarringFrank Morgan
Cicely Courtneidge
CinematographyCharles G. Clarke
Edited byGeorge Boemler
Music byWilliam Axt
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • November 22, 1935 (1935-11-22)[1]
Running time
73 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Perfect Gentleman (also known by the alternative title The Imperfect Lady) is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Frank Morgan, Cicely Courtneidge and Heather Angel. It was based on a play by Edward Childs Carpenter (which was based on a story by Cosmo Hamilton). The screenplay concerns the father of a British country vicar, who almost brings scandal on the family when he becomes entangled with an actress.

Cast

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Critical reception

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Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a poor review, summarizing his review as "to be avoided at any cost". Noting that Cicely Courtneidge had come from a theatrical background and that her acting skills were adequate for the stage, Greene described her aspect in this film as "fling[ing] her facial contortions to the back of the gallery", and expressed sorrow that so many of the stage's most capable comedians were today "going the Pagliacci way". Greene took particular dislike of the scene where Courtneidge played the part of a young soldier.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Perfect Gentleman: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  2. ^ Greene, Graham (7 February 1936). "Dr Socrates/The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo/The Imperfect Lady". The Spectator. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. p. 50. ISBN 0192812866.)
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