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Paradise for Two is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Jack Hulbert, Patricia Ellis and Arthur Riscoe.[1] It was released in the U.S. with the alternative title Gaiety Girls.[2] A chorus girl is mistaken for a millionaire's girlfriend.
It was a loose remake of the 1933 German film And Who Is Kissing Me?
Cast
- Jack Hulbert as Rene Martin
- Patricia Ellis as Jeannette
- Arthur Riscoe as Jacques Thibaud
- Googie Withers as Miki
- Sydney Fairbrother as Miss Clare
- Wylie Watson as Clarence
- David Tree as Marcel
- Cecil Bevan as Renaud
- H. F. Maltby as Director
- Anthony Holles as Brand
- Roland Culver as Paul Duval
- Finlay Currie as Creditor
- Martita Hunt as Madame Bernard
Production
The film's budget was approximately £80,000.[3] It was made at Denham Studios,[4] with sets designed by Vincent Korda.[1]
Critical reception
Allmovie wrote "British musical-comedy star Jack Hulbert...does not disappoint his fans."[2]
See also
- Happy Go Lovely (1951)
References
- ^ a b "Paradise for Two (1937)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Gaiety Girls (1937) - Thornton Freeland | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
- ^ Wood p.96
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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