Yes, Mr Brown

Yes, Mr Brown is a 1933 British musical comedy film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Jack Buchanan, Hartley Power, Elsie Randolph and Margot Grahame.^[1] According to the Idaho Falls Post Register, the film was "gay catchy...entertainment with plenty of light comedy", in which "the manager of the Viennese branch of a large American toy firm [played by Buchanan] sets out to entertain his visiting boss [played by Power] in an effort to win a partnership."^[2] Yes, Mr. Brown is currently missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.^[3]

Yes Mr Brown
Directed by	Herbert Wilcox
Written by	Douglas Furber
Based on	stage musical Geschäft mit Amerika by Paul Franck and Ludwig Hirschfeld
Produced by	Herbert Wilcox
Starring	Jack Buchanan Hartley Power Elsie Randolph Margot Grahame
Production company	British & Dominions Film Corporation
Distributed by	United Artists (US)
Release date	January 1933 (1933-01) (London)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Cast

• Jack Buchanan as Nicholas Baumann
• Hartley Power as Mr Brown
• Elsie Randolph as Anne Weber
• Margot Grahame as Clary Baumann
• Vera Pearce as Franzi
• Clifford Heatherley as Carlos
• David Bane as Head waiter
• Muriel George as Cook

Other film versions

• A Bit of Love (March 1932, Germany, directed by Max Neufeld)
• Monsieur, Madame and Bibi (March 1932, France, directed by Max Neufeld and Jean Boyer)
• Two Happy Hearts (September 1932, Italy, directed by Baldassarre Negroni)

References

1. "Yes Mr. Brown (1933)". British Film Institute. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
2. Idaho Falls Post Register 5 August 1934 "News of the Screen as Idaho Falls Theaters Play It" p.3
3. "Yes Mr Brown / BFI Most Wanted". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012.

External links

• BFI 75 Most Wanted entry, with extensive notes
• Yes, Mr Brown at IMDb