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Synopsis

The screenplay concerns an impoverished duchess who arranges a marriage for her daughter to a wealthy working-class London barber.

Cast

* Isabel Jeans as Duchess of Braceborough * Leslie Sarony as Hopkinson * John Loder as Lord Gawthorpe * Horace Hodges as Earl of Addleton * Lawrence Grossmith as Duke of Braceborough * Garry Marsh as Dursingham * Anna Lee as Lady Eggleby * René Ray as Eliza Dibbs * C. M. Hallard as Carter * Frank Atkinson as Wiggins

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''Filmmaking in 1930s Britain''. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

* 1934 films 1934 comedy films British comedy films Films directed by Albert Parker British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films Ealing Studios films Fox Film films Films set in London British films based on plays Quota quickies {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub