Who's Your Lady Friend?
- 27 December 1937 (1937-12-27) (UK)
Who's Your Lady Friend? is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Carol Reed and starring Frances Day, Vic Oliver and Betty Stockfeld.[1] The secretary of a beauty specialist accidentally brings the wrong person back from the railway station, triggering a series of confusions. It was based on a comedy play by Bela Jenbach and Rudolf Österreicher, which had previously been made into an Austrian film The Gentleman Without a Residence three years earlier. It was an independent production made at Ealing Studios.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Erwin Scharf.
Cast
- Frances Day as Lulu
- Vic Oliver as Doctor Mangold
- Betty Stockfeld as Mrs. Mangold
- Romney Brent as Fred
- Margaret Lockwood as Mimi
- Sarah Churchill as Maid
- Marcelle Rogez as Yvonne Fatigay
- Muriel George as Mrs. Somers
- Frederick Ranalow as Cabby
Production
It was an early role for Margaret Lockwood and the second of several collaborations with Carol Reed.
Critical reception
TV Guide called the film a "Cute farce and one of the many British programmers Reed directed before moving up to bigger features."[3]
References
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Who's Your Lady Friend? at IMDb
- Who's Your Lady Friend at Britmovie
- Who's Your Lady Friend? at TCMDB
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