English Without Tears

Dec 22 1944 Approved 1h 29m
Comedy, Romance, War

While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her Ladyship's niece is falling in love with the family butler, Tom Gilbey. The birds are forgotten when war breaks out, and Gilbey now finds himself in love with the niece whose love was previously unrequited. Written by Les Adams

Plot

While bird-fancier Lady Christabel Beauclark (Dame Margaret Rutherford) scurries around demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her Ladyship's niece is falling in love with the family's butler, Tom Gilbey (Michael Wilding). The birds are forgotten when war breaks out, and Gilbey now finds himself in love with the niece whose love was previously unrequited.

Written by

Anatole de Grunwald, Terence Rattigan

Directed by

Harold French

Cast

Michael Wilding, Margaret Rutherford, Penelope Dudley-Ward

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Two Cities Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
352
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA