''Brother Alfred'' is a 1932 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
Henry Edwards and starring
Gene Gerrard,
Molly Lamont
Molly Lamont (22 May 1910 – 7 July 2001) was a South African-British film actress.
Life and career
Margorie Edith Lamont was born in Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. She was active in sports as a young woman. She moved to England aft ...
and
Elsie Randolph
Elsie Randolph (9 December 1904 – 15 October 1982) was an English actress, singer and dancer. Randolph was born and died in London.
She is best remembered for her partnership with Jack Buchanan in several stage and film musicals. She also a ...
. It is based on the 1913 play of the same title by
P.G. Wodehouse
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse ( ; 15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975) was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Je ...
and
Herbert Westbrook. It was shot at the
Elstree Studios
Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and demolished British film studios and television studios based in or around the town of Borehamwood and village of Elstree in Hertfordshire, England. Production studios ha ...
of
British International Pictures
Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production, distribution and exhibition company active from 1927 until 1970 when it was absorbed into EMI. ABPC also owned appro ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
David Rawnsley.
Synopsis
After she finds him embracing one of the
maid
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s, a man's
fiancée
An engagement or betrothal is the period of time between the declaration of acceptance of a marriage proposal and the marriage itself (which is typically but not always commenced with a wedding). During this period, a couple is said to be ''fi ...
ends her engagement to him. In an effort to win her back he disguises himself as a fictional
twin brother
Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of Twin Last Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two e ...
.
Cast
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Gene Gerrard as George Lattaker
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Molly Lamont
Molly Lamont (22 May 1910 – 7 July 2001) was a South African-British film actress.
Life and career
Margorie Edith Lamont was born in Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa. She was active in sports as a young woman. She moved to England aft ...
as Stella
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Elsie Randolph
Elsie Randolph (9 December 1904 – 15 October 1982) was an English actress, singer and dancer. Randolph was born and died in London.
She is best remembered for her partnership with Jack Buchanan in several stage and film musicals. She also a ...
as Mamie
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Bobbie Comber
Edmund Comber (8 January 1886 – 1 March 1942),5 March 1942, "Chit Chat", ''The Stage'', p.4, accessed viThe Stage Archive2 February 2014 known professionally as Bobbie Comber, was a British comedian, singer and actor.
He was born in Bury St Ed ...
as Billy Marshall
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Clifford Heatherley
Clifford Heatherley Lamb (8 October 1888 in Preston, Lancashire – 15 September 1937 in London) was an English stage and film actor.
Filmography
* ''Henry VIII'' (1911)
* ''Bleak House'' (1920)
* '' The Tavern Knight'' (1920)
* '' The Mys ...
as Prince Sachsberg
*
Hal Gordon
Hal Gordon (1894–1946) was a British film actor. A character actor, he appeared in over 90 films in both comic and straight roles.
He started off as a lawyer's clerk but finding it dull he decided on the stage, making his music hall debut in ...
as Harold Voles
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Henry Wenman as Uncle George
* Adele Blanche as Pilbeam
*
James Carew
James Usselman (February 5, 1876 – April 4, 1938), known professionally as James Carew, was an American actor who appeared in many films, mainly in Britain. He was born in Goshen, Indiana in 1876 and began working as a clerk in a publishing fi ...
as Mr. Marshall
*
Hugh E. Wright as Sydney
*
Harvey Braban
George William Chapman (19 May 1883 – 6 August 1943), known as Harvey Braban, was a British stage actor. He also appeared in films between 1920–1938.
Braban was born in Brighton, Sussex, to George Chapman and Anne Braban. He performed regul ...
as Denis
* Maurice Colbourne as Equerry
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Toni Edgar-Bruce as Mrs. Vandaline
Critical reception
Allmovie
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History
AllMovie was ...
noted, "Musical comedy star Gene Gerard breezes his inimitable way through the 1932 British programmer."
References
External links
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1932 films
Films shot at British International Pictures Studios
Films based on works by P. G. Wodehouse
Films directed by Henry Edwards
1932 comedy films
British comedy films
Films set in France
British black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
Films scored by Idris Lewis
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