The Right Age to Marry
| The Right Age to Marry | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | A. George Smith |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
Production company | George Smith Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Right Age to Marry is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Frank Pettingell, Joyce Bland and Tom Helmore. It was made at Walton Studios as a quota quickie.[1]
Plot
[edit]Lomas, a wealthy northern cotton mill owner, retires on his 50th birthday. Having worked hard 38 of those years, he wants to enjoy the pleasures he was denied as a youth. Jack Adams, a business associate Lomas dislikes, expects to succeed him, but instead Lomas chooses Stephen Barton, his 24-year-old nephew, who has been studying at Oxford. With his new job, he asks his girlfriend Carol to marry him. However, Lomas, a lifelong bachelor, demands he break off the engagement because Lomas wants him to devote himself to the business, not marriage. Though Stephen is his heir, Lomas threatens to disinherit him if he disobeys his order. Mrs. Carlisle, Carol's aunt, agrees wholeheartedly with Lomas, seeking his great wealth.
Lomas goes to a southern seaside resort and tries to move amongst the upper-classes. He engages a new housekeeper, one more knowledgeable of the upper class, surprising and disappointing Ellen, his longtime housekeeper. He is targeted by a gold digger, but comes to realize he is really in love with Ellen.
Cast
[edit]- Frank Pettingell as Lomas Ramsden
- Joyce Bland as Ellen
- Ruby Miller as Mrs. Carlisle
- Tom Helmore as Stephen Barton
- Moira Lynd as Carol
- Hal Walters as Ted Crowther
- Vincent Holman as Bob Ingraham
- Reginald Bach as Jack Adams
- Isobel Scaife as Clara
- Gerald Barry as Major Locke
- H. F. Maltby as Tetley (uncredited)
References
[edit]- ^ Chibnall p.285
Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
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