''So This Is London'' is a 1930 American

pre-Code Pre-Code Hollywood was an era in the Cinema of the United States, American film industry that occurred between the widespread adoption of sound in film in the late 1920s and the enforcement of the Motion Picture Production Code censorship gui ...

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 John G. Blystone and starring

Will Rogers William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma ...

, Irene Rich, Frank Albertson and Lumsden Hare. It was based on the 1922 play '' So This Is London'' by Arthur Goodrich, which was adapted again in 1939. An American and an Englishman clash over which country is the greater, while their children have a secret love affair. The plot was relatively similar to ''

They Had to See Paris ''They Had to See Paris'' is a 1929 American sound (sound film, All-Talking) Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Will Rogers, Irene Rich, and Marguerite Churchill. The screenplay concerns a wealthy American oil tycoon wh ...

'' (1929), a previous film starring Rogers.

Cast

as Hiram Draper * Irene Rich as Mrs Hiram Draper * Frank Albertson as Junior Draper *

Maureen O'Sullivan Maureen Paula O'Sullivan (May 17, 1911 – June 23, 1998) was an Irish actress who played Jane in the ''Tarzan'' series of films during the era of Johnny Weissmuller. She starred in dozens of feature films across a span of more than half a ...

as Elinor Worthing * Lumsden Hare as Lord Percy Worthing *

Mary Forbes Mary Forbes (born Ethel Louise Young; 1 January 1883 – 22 July 1974) was a British-American film actress, based in the United States in her latter years, where she died. She appeared in more than 130 films from 1919 to 1958.Bramwell Fletcher as Alfred Honeycutt *

Dorothy Christy Dorothy Christy (born Dorothea J. Seltzer, later Dorothy Rucker; May 26, 1906 – May 21, 1977) was an American actress. She was sometimes billed as Dorothy Christie. Early years Christy was born Dorothea J. Seltzer on May 26, 1906, in Readin ...

as Lady Amy Ducksworth

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* 1930 films 1930 comedy films 1930s American films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films American comedy films English-language comedy films Films directed by John G. Blystone Films set in England Films set in London Films with screenplays by Sonya Levien Fox Film films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub