No Funny Business
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No Funny Business | |
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Directed by | |
Written by |
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Based on | a story by Dorothy Hope |
Produced by | John Stafford |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Walter Blakeley |
Edited by |
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Music by | Noel Gay |
Production company | John Stafford Productions |
Distributed by | United Artists (UK) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
No Funny Business is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Laurence Olivier, Gertrude Lawrence, Jill Esmond and Edmund Breon.[1] The film is a comedy of errors set in a divorce case.[2] It was made at Ealing Studios.[3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland. Olivier had returned to Britain after his career, following an initial move to Hollywood, had faltered.[4]
Cast
- Gertrude Lawrence as Yvonne
- Laurence Olivier as Clive Dering
- Jill Esmond as Anne
- Edmund Breon as Edward
- Gibb McLaughlin as Florey
- Muriel Aked as Mrs Fothergill
References
- ^ No Funny Business at IMDb
- ^ No Funny Business at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- ^ Munn p.44
- ^ Munn p.43-44
Bibliography
- Munn, Michael. Lord Larry: The Secret Life of Laurence Olivier. Robson Books, 2007.
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