George and Margaret (film)

George and Margaret
George and Margaret
	Judy Kelly in a scene from the film.
Directed by	George King
Written by	Rodney Ackland; Brock Williams;
Based on	George and Margaret ; by Gerald Savory
Starring	Marie Lohr; Judy Kelly; Noel Howlett;
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Edited by	Terence Fisher
Music by	Bretton Byrd
Production; company	Warner Brothers
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	30 November 1940;
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£37,976
Box office	£34,695

George and Margaret is a 1940 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Marie Lohr, Judy Kelly and Noel Howlett.^[2] It is based on the Gerald Savory's 1937 play of the same name by Gerald Savory, which had run for over three hundred performances in the West End. The film was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers. The sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Unlike a number of the company's films from the era, which are now considered lost, this still survives.

Synopsis

The plot revolves around the sudden and unexpected visit for dinner of George and Margaret, a couple returning from British India to visit their upper-middle class friends in Hampstead. Their unanticipated arrival plunges the house into chaos, with the domineering and snobbish mother, absent-minded father, high-spirited adult children and the put-upon servants all at odds. While most of them resent having to play host to the unlikable George and Margaret in order to please their mother's vanity, the couple's arrival and the confusion it causes serve as a catalyst for the resolution of various problems in their lives. Heading for a happy ending, George and Margaret finally arrive for dinner, only for the house to be plunged into darkness due to a short circuit.

Cast

Marie Lohr as Alice
Judy Kelly as Frankie
Noel Howlett as Malcolm
Oliver Wakefield as Roger
John Boxer as Claude
Ann Casson as Gladys
Arthur Macrae as Dudley
Margaret Yarde as Cook
Irene Handl as Beer
Gus McNaughton as Wolverton

References

^ ^a ^b Steve Chibnall (2019) Hollywood-on-Thames: the British productions ofWarner Bros. – First National, 1931–1945, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 39:4, 687-724, DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2019.1615292 at p 714
^ Goble p.775

Bibliography

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

George and Margaret at IMDb

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[warners-1] Steve Chibnall (2019) Hollywood-on-Thames: the British productions ofWarner Bros. – First National, 1931–1945, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 39:4, 687-724, DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2019.1615292 at p 714

[2] Goble p.775

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