''Spring Meeting'' is a 1941 British

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Walter C. Mycroft Walter Charles Mycroft (1890 – 14 June 1959) was a British journalist, screenwriter, film producer and director. In the 1920s he was film critic of the London ''Evening Standard'', and a founder of the LondoFilm Society before joining the film ...

and

Norman Lee Norman Lee (10 October 1898 – 2 June 1964) was a British screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * ''The Lure of the Atlantic'' (1929) * '' The Streets of London'' (1929) * '' Night Patrol'' (1930, documentary) * ''Doctor Joss ...

and starring Enid Stamp-Taylor, Michael Wilding,

Basil Sydney Basil Sydney (23 April 1894 – 10 January 1968) was an English stage and screen actor. Career Sydney made his name in 1915 in the London stage hit '' Romance'' by Edward Sheldon, with Broadway star Doris Keane, and he costarred with Keane in ...

and Sarah Churchill. It was based on a 1938 play of the same title by M. J. Farrell and John Perry.Goble p.151 It was shot at Welwyn Studios. In 1942 it was given an American release, distributed by

Monogram Pictures Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios in ...

, and renamed, 'Three Wise Brides'.

Premise

Instead of marrying Joan, a woman considered perfect by his parents, Tony falls for her little sister, Baby.

Cast

* Enid Stamp-Taylor as Tiny Fox-Collier * Michael Wilding as Tony Fox-Collier *

as James * Sarah Churchill as Joan Furze * Nova Pilbeam as Baby Furze * W.G. Fay as Johnny * Margaret Rutherford as Aunt Bijou * Henry Edwards as Sir Richard Furze * Hugh McDermott as Michael Byrne

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1941 films 1941 comedy films British comedy films 1940s English-language films Films directed by Norman Lee British black-and-white films Films shot at Welwyn Studios British films based on plays Films set in Ireland 1940s British films {{1940s-UK-comedy-film-stub