''Runaway Ladies'' is a 1938 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 de Limur Jean de Limur (13 November 1887, Vouhé, Charente-Maritime – 5 June 1976, Paris) was a French film director, actor and screenwriter. His works include ''La Garçonne (1936 film), La Garçonne'' (1936) and ''The Letter (1929 film), The Letter' ...

and starring

Betty Stockfeld Betty Stockfeld (15 January 190527 January 1966), often misspelled "Stockfield", was an Australian film actress. She appeared mostly in British and French films. Betty was the daughter of Sydney businessman Harry Hooper Stockfeld and Susan Eli ...

, Claude Dauphin and

Hugh Wakefield Hugh Wakefield (10 November 1888 – 5 December 1971) was an English film actor, who played supporting roles. He was often seen wearing a monocle. Hugh Claude Wakefield was born in Wanstead, Essex. He also had a distinguished stage career, whic ...

. 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 ...

outside

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in 1935. It was the English-language version of the French film ''

The Slipper Episode ''The Slipper Episode'' (French: ''Le voyage imprévu'') is a 1935 French-Swiss romantic comedy film directed by Jean de Limur and starring Betty Stockfeld, Roger Tréville and Claude Dauphin. It was based on a 1928 novel by Tristan Bernard. It ...

''. It was released in Britain three years later as a

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.Chibnall p.286

Cast

as Betty *

Roger Tréville Roger Tréville (17 November 1902, in Paris – 27 September 2005, in Beaumont-du-Périgord) was a French actor. He was born as Roger Troly; his parents, Georges Tréville (1875–1944) and Fanny Delisle (1881–1969), were also stage and film acto ...

as Georges * Claude Dauphin as André Chabrolles * Edna Searle as Lady Ramsden *

as Lord Ramsden *

Raymond Cordy Raymond Cordy (9 December 1898 – 23 April 1956) was a French film actor,Youngkin p.466 born Raymond Cordiaux. He appeared in over a hundred and thirty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Little Lise'' (1930) - Un joueur de bill ...

as Fisherman *

Jean Dax Jean Dax (born Gontran-Théodore-Louis-Henri Willar; 17 September 1879 – 6 June 1962) was a French actor who appeared in more than 70 films during his career. He appeared in Maurice Tourneur's 1928 film '' The Crew''Waldman, p. 142 Selected fi ...

as Hotel manager *

Émile Genevois Émile Genevois (1 January 1918 – 19 September 1962) was a French film actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditi ...

as Hotel groom *

Robert Rietty Robert Rietti, (born Lucio Herbert Rietti; sometimes Rietty, 8 February 1923 – 3 April 2015) was an English actor, translator, playwright, and dubbing director. With over 200 credits to his name, he had a highly prolific career in the Briti ...

as Boy

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

* 1938 films 1938 comedy films Films set in France Quota quickies Films directed by Jean de Limur Films shot at Elstree Studios British comedy films British black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films British films based on plays Films based on works by Tristan Bernard {{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub