''Please Teacher'' is a 1937
British comedy film, based on a musical play by KRG Browne,
Bert Lee and
RP Weston. This was adapted into a screenplay by
Stafford Dickens, who also directed.
Plot
On his 30th birthday, unemployed rogue Tommy Deacon (Bobby Howes) inherits his aunt's fortune, but is informed it has been hidden in a bust of Napoleon in a country house he has also inherited. On discovering the house is now an Academy for Young Ladies, Tommy pretends to be the brother of Anne (René Ray), one of the girls, in order to gain admittance.
Cast
*Tommy Deacon -
Bobby Howes
*Petunia Trundle -
Vera Pearce
*Ann Trent -
René Ray
*Round -
Arthur Chesney
Arthur William Kellaway (21 November 1881 – 27 August 1949), known as Arthur Chesney, was an English character actor who worked on stage and screen.
Biography
He was born 21 November 1881 in Hampstead, London, the son of John and Catherine Ke ...
*Oswald Clutterbuck -
Wylie Watson
*Agatha Pink -
Bertha Belmore
*Wing Foo -
Lyn Harding
*Reeves -
Aubrey Dexter
Critical reception
In 1937, ''
The Sydney Morning Herald
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'' wrote, "Although a little slow in getting in to their stride, because of the sluggish opening of the story, the actors manage to vitalise a feeble plot with enough comical characterisation to make it acceptable as average entertainment."
References
External links
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1937 films
1937 comedy films
1930s British films
1930s English-language films
British black-and-white films
British comedy films
English-language comedy films
Films shot at Associated British Studios
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