72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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HOLY MATRIMONY

JOHN M. STAHL
USA      87 m.
Synopsis
This is perhaps Stahl's best comedy and maybe one of the surprises of this retrospective. Monty Woolley is a famous painter. When his butler dies, he pretends it to be his own death and impersonates the deceased, which will bring about all sorts of complications, from bigamy to the difficulty to carry on his work posthumously. Stahl derides British institutions and deals with some of his recurrent topics in a humorous vein.
Director
JOHN M. STAHL
Screenplay
Nunnally Johnson
Plot
Arnold Bennet (Buried Alive)
Photography
Lucien Ballard
Edition
James B. Clark
Music
Cyril J. Mockridge
Cast
Monty Woolley (Priam Farll), Gracie Fields (Alice Challice), Laird Cregar (Clive Oxford), Franklin Pangborn (Duncan Farll)
Running Time
87 m.
Country
USA
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