George and Margaret (film)

George and Margaret
Judy Kelly in a scene from the film.
Directed by George King
Written by Rodney Ackland
Gerald Savory (play)
Brock Williams
Starring Marie Lohr
Judy Kelly
Noel Howlett
Music by Bretton Byrd
Cinematography Basil Emmott
Edited by Terence Fisher
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Brothers
Release date
 30 November 1940
Running time
 74 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

George and Margaret is a 1940 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Marie Lohr, Judy Kelly and Noel Howlett.[1]

It is based on the 1937 play of the same title by Gerald Savory, which ran for over three hundred performances in the West End. The film was made at Teddington Studios by the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers. The sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Unlike a number of the company's films from the era, which are now considered lost, this still survives.

Synopsis

The plot revolves around the sudden unexpected visit for dinner of George and Margaret, a couple returning from British India to visit their upper-middle class friends in Hampstead. Their anticipated arrival plunges the house into chaos, with the domineering and snobbish mother, absent-minded father, high-spirited adult children and the put-upon servants all at odds. However, while most of them deeply resent having to play host to the unlikable George and Margaret just to please their mother's vanity, their expected arrival and the confusion it causes serves as a catalyst for the resolution of various problems in their lives.

Heading for a happy ending, George and Mildred finally arrive for dinner, only for the house to be plunged into darkness due to a short circuit.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Goble p.775

Bibliography

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