''Lend Me Your Wife'' is a 1935 British

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directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Henry Kendall, Kathleen Kelly and

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. It was made at

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as a

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.Wood p.82

Cast

* Henry Kendall as Tony Radford * Kathleen Kelly as Grace Harwood *

as Charles Harwood * Jimmy Godden as Uncle Jerry *

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as Aunt Jane *

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 Nick Larkin * Gillian Maude as Ruth * Hilda Campbell-Russell as Martha Larkin

References

Bibliography

* Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. * Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1935 films British comedy films 1935 comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by W. P. Kellino Quota quickies Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films set in England British black-and-white films 1930s British films {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub