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In a small town in the 1950s a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the following week's play. This is a ghastly thing written by the aunt of one of the theatre's directors. The producer doesn't try to hide his annoyance about it, and is further exercised when the authoress herself arrives to help. The cast have to try and sort out real-life problems that keep intruding as they wrestle with the play's dire dialogue.

1952 |1h 21m |  Comedy

Cast

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Robert Morley

W.H. 'Harry' Derwent Blacker

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Margaret Rutherford

Catherine Beckwith / Jeremy St. Claire

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Kay Kendall

Sandra Beverley

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Michael Medwin

Jerry Winterton

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Olive Sloane

Maud Baron

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Lloyd Lamble

Jackson

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Charlotte Mitchell

Daphne Ray

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Stringer Davis

Vicar

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Joan Hickson

Harry's Landlady

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Diana Calderwood

Set Painter

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Joan Rice

Avis

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Sam Kydd

Ambulanceman

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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