Who's Your Lady Friend?

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.

Who's Your Lady Friend?
Directed by	Carol Reed
Written by	Bela Jenbach (play) Rudolf Österreicher (play) Julius Horst Anthony Kimmins
Produced by	Martin Sabine
Starring	Frances Day Vic Oliver Betty Stockfeld
Cinematography	Jan Stallich Philip Tannura
Edited by	Ernest Aldridge
Music by	Robert Stolz
Production company	Dorian Films
Distributed by	Associated British Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	27 December 1937 (1937-12-27) (UK)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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

1. BFI.org
2. Wood p.97
3. "Who's Your Lady Friend?". TVGuide.com.

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