''Aren't Men Beasts!'' is a 1937 British
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Graham Cutts
John Henry Graham Cutts (1884 – 7 February 1958), known as Graham Cutts, was a British film director, one of the leading British directors in the 1920s. His fellow director A. V. Bramble believed that Gainsborough Pictures had been built ...
and starring
Robertson Hare,
Alfred Drayton and
Billy Milton.
Premise
A number of people try to prevent a man getting married.
Cast
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Robertson Hare as Herbert Holly
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Alfred Drayton as Thomas Potter
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Billy Milton as Roger Holly
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June Clyde as Marie
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Kathleen Harrison as Annie
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Ruth Maitland as Selina Potter
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Ellen Pollock as Vamp
* Frank Royde as Policeman
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Amy Veness
Amy Veness (26 February 1876 – 22 September 1960) was an English film actress. She played the role of Grandma Huggett in '' The Huggetts Trilogy'' and was sometimes credited as Amy Van Ness.
Veness was born Amy Clarice Beart in Aldeburgh, Su ...
as Mrs. Flower
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Victor Stanley as Harry Harper
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Charles Mortimer as Detective
* Frederick Morant as George Deck
* Anne Boyd as Louise Baker
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Judy Kelly as Yvette Bingham
Production
The film was based on a play of the same name by
Vernon Sylvaine. It was made at
Elstree Studios by
British International Pictures.
[Wood p.89] John Mead worked on the film as
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
.
References
External links
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1937 films
1937 comedy films
British films based on plays
Films shot at British International Pictures Studios
Films directed by Graham Cutts
British comedy films
Films set in England
British black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
English-language comedy films
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