Yes, Madam?
1938 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yes, Madam? is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Bobby Howes, Diana Churchill and Wylie Watson.[1]
| Yes, Madam? | |
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| Directed by | Norman Lee |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Walter Stokvis |
| Music by | Harry Acres |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film was adapted from a play by K.R.G. Browne, itself based on a novel by the same author.[2] The film was shot at Elstree Studios,[3] with sets designed by the art director Cedric Dawe.
Two cousins, Billy Quinton and Sally Gaunt, have to spend a month in service to qualify for an inheritance from an eccentric uncle. They find themselves in the same household, as valet/chauffeur and as maid, where they are tracked down by their arch-enemy Tony Tolliver, who will get the money should either of the cousins fail in their task by getting the sack. Tony therefore tries various schemes to get them sacked – succeeding, but still failing to get the legacy.[2]
- Bobby Howes as Bill Quinton
- Diana Churchill as Sally Gault
- Wylie Watson as Albert Peabody, a retired button manufacturer
- Bertha Belmore as Emily Peabody, his unmarried sister
- Vera Pearce as Pansy Beresford, an actress
- Billy Milton as Tony Tolliver
- Fred Emney as Sir Charles Drake-Drake
- Cameron Hall as Catlett, former burglar, now manservant to Tolliver
- Geoffrey Sumner as Scoffin
- Arthur Hambling as a police constable
Set pieces taken from the stage production included a scene with a 'sloshed Emney',[4] Czecho-Slovakian Love - "Here beneath the white lights gleaming above" (Pansy and Bill) and 'Yes, Madam' - "I'm in love, I confess" (Bill and Sally).[5]
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