No Funny Business
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The film is a comedy of errors set in a divorce case.[2]
Cast
- Gertrude Lawrence as Yvonne
- Laurence Olivier as Clive Dering
- Jill Esmond as Anne
- Edmund Breon as Edward
- Gibb McLaughlin as Florey
- Muriel Aked as Mrs Fothergill
Production
It was made at Ealing Studios[3] with sets designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.
Olivier had returned to Britain after his career, following an initial move to Hollywood, had faltered.[4]
Reception
Picturegoer wrote: "The story is complicated and slow, and the humour generally forced; so that one relies almost solely on the famous stage star for entertainment, There are touches of sex and sophistication which help to liven matters up, and the technical qualities generally are good."[5]
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote in 1951: "Originally seen in 1933, this comedy, with its stagey plot and sets, slowly developed situations, and badly dated dialogue, has a certain fascination simply as a period piece. Gertrude Lawrence conveys a good deal of vitality and assurance, although playing in a manner long outmoded; Laurence Olivier, however, looks somewhat unhappy as the conventional juvenile lead of the period."[6]
References
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- ↑ Munn p. 44
- ↑ Munn pp. 43–44
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Bibliography
- Munn, Michael. Lord Larry: The Secret Life of Laurence Olivier. Robson Books, 2007.
External links
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