''Help Yourself'' 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
Jean Daumery and starring
Benita Hume
Benita Hume (14 October 1907 – 1 November 1967) was an English theatre and film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films from 1925 to 1955.
Life and career
She was married to film actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958; t ...
,
Martin Walker and
D. A. Clarke-Smith.
It is based on the novel ''Sinners All'' by Jerome Kingston. It was produced at
Teddington Studios in
London
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by the British subsidiary of
Warner Brothers
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.
Cast
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Benita Hume
Benita Hume (14 October 1907 – 1 November 1967) was an English theatre and film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films from 1925 to 1955.
Life and career
She was married to film actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958; t ...
as Mary Lamb
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Martin Walker as George Quinnock
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D. A. Clarke-Smith as Major Fred Harris
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Kenneth Kove as Peter Ball
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Clifford Heatherley as Fox-Cardington
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Hay Petrie as Sam Short
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Helen Ferrers as Lady Hermione Quinnock
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Marie Wright as Sparrow
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Hal Gordon as Bobby Vane
References
Bibliography
* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
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1932 films
1932 comedy films
Films directed by Jean Daumery
British comedy films
British black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
Films based on British novels
Films shot at Teddington Studios
Warner Bros. films
English-language comedy films
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