To Oblige a Lady

To Oblige a Lady
Directed byH. Manning Haynes
Based onTo Oblige a Lady by Edgar Wallace
Produced byS.W. Smith
StarringMaisie Gay
Warwick Ward
Lilian Oldland
Haddon Mason
Production
company
Distributed byBritish Lion Film Corporation
Release date
  • 16 February 1931 (1931-02-16)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

To Oblige a Lady is a 1931 British comedy film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Maisie Gay, Warwick Ward, Lilian Oldland, Haddon Mason and James Carew.[1] The film is based on a play by Edgar Wallace. It was produced at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie for release as a second feature.[2]

Plot

A couple rent a luxury flat and try to pass it off as their own in order to impress a wealthy relative.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "To Oblige a Lady". IMDb. 16 October 1931.
  2. ^ Chibnall p.266
  3. ^ BFI.org

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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