Falling for You (film)
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| Falling for You | |
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| Directed by | |
| Screenplay by | Jack Hulbert Douglas Furber Robert Stevenson Additional dialogue: Claude Hulbert |
| Based on | story by Sidney Gilliat |
| Starring | Jack Hulbert Cicely Courtneidge |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles |
| Edited by | R.E. Dearing |
| Music by | Music: Vivian Ellis Lyrics: Douglas Furber Musical director: Louis Levy |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Falling for You is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and Jack Hulbert, and starring Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge.[1][2]
Plot
Rival journalists Jack and Minnie (Hulbert and Courtneidge) compete for a scoop about a missing heiress (Tamara Desni). When they track her down to Switzerland, Jack falls for her and Minnie gets to write up the story.
Cast
- Jack Hulbert as Jack Hazeldon
- Cicely Courtneidge as Minnie Tucker
- Tamara Desni as Sondra von Moyden
- Garry Marsh as Archduke Karl
- Alfred Drayton as News editor
- Toni Edgar-Bruce as Aunt Alice (as Tonie Bruce)
- O. B. Clarence as Trubshawe
- Morton Selten as Caldicott
- Ivor McLaren as The Sweep (as Ivor McClaren)
- Leo Sheffield as The Butler
Critical reception
TV Guide gave it two out of five stars, and wrote, "Okay comedy features Hulbert singing three songs and dancing on skis."[3]
References
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Escape from Angola (1976) - Leslie Martinson | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Falling for You (1933)".
- ^ "Falling For You". TVGuide.com.
