The Perfect Gentleman (film)

The Perfect Gentleman
	Film poster
Directed by	Tim Whelan
Produced by	Harry Rapf
Written by	Edward Childs Carpenter; Lew Lipton
Based on	the unproduced play, The Perfect Gentleman; by Edward Childs Carpenter
Starring	Frank Morgan; Cicely Courtneidge
Music by	William Axt
Cinematography	Charles G. Clarke
Edited by	George Boemler
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's
Release date	November 22, 1935[1];
Running time	73 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

The Perfect Gentleman (also known by the alternative title The Imperfect Lady) is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Frank Morgan, Cicely Courtneidge and Heather Angel. It was based on a play by Edward Childs Carpenter (which was based on a story by Cosmo Hamilton). The screenplay concerns the father of a British country vicar, who almost brings scandal on the family when he becomes entangled with an actress.

Cast

Frank Morgan as Major Horatio Chatteris
Cicely Courtneidge as April Maye
Heather Angel as Evelyn Alden
Herbert Mundin as Frederick Hitch
Una O'Connor as Harriet Chatteris
Richard Waring as John Chatteris
Henry Stephenson as Bishop
Forrester Harvey as Wally Baxton
Mary Forbes as Lady Clyffe-Pembrook
Doris Lloyd as Kate
Edward Cooper as Alf
Brenda Forbes as Penelope, the Maid
David Clyde as Morse
Charles Coleman as Theatre Doorman

Critical reception

Writing for The Spectator in 1936, Graham Greene gave the film a poor review, summarizing his review as "to be avoided at any cost". Noting that Cicely Courtneidge's had come from a theatrical background and that her acting skills were adequate for the stage, Greene described her aspect in this film as "fling[ing] her facial contortions to the back of the gallery", and expressed sorrow that so many of the stage's most capable comedians were today "going the Pagliacci way". Greene took particular dislike of the scene where Courtneidge played the part of a young soldier.[2]

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References

"The Perfect Gentleman: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
Greene, Graham (7 February 1936). "Dr Socrates/The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo/The Imperfect Lady". The Spectator. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. p. 50. ISBN 0192812866.)

External links

The Perfect Gentleman on IMDb

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[AFI-1] "The Perfect Gentleman: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

[2] Greene, Graham (7 February 1936). "Dr Socrates/The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo/The Imperfect Lady". The Spectator. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. p. 50. ISBN 0192812866.)