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| My Wife's Family | |
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| Directed by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Written by | |
| Based on | My Wife's Family by Fred Duprez (story by Harry B. Linton and Hal Stephens) |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
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| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Music by | Charles Williams |
| Production company | Associated British Picture Corporation |
| Distributed by | Pathé Pictures International (UK) |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
My Wife's Family is a 1941 British domestic comedy film directed by Walter C. Mycroft and starring Charles Clapham, John Warwick, David Tomlinson and Patricia Roc.
The film is notable as one of five film versions based on the popular stage farce of the same name by Fred Duprez. There was a previous British version in 1931; a Swedish version Mother-in-Law's Coming, in 1932; a 1933 Finnish film Voi meitä! Anoppi tulee; and a British remake in 1956.
Plot
A farce concerning the attempts of a naval officer to avoid a visit from his wife's overbearing mother-in-law, and cope with a former girlfriend at the same time.
Cast
- Doc Knott - Charles Clapham
- Jack Gay - John Warwick
- Peggy, his Wife - Patricia Roc
- Noah Bagshott - Wylie Watson
- Sally the Maid - Peggy Bryan
- Rosa Latour - Chili Bouchier
- Mrs Bagshott - Margaret Scudamore
- Policeman - Leslie Fuller
- Second Maid - Davina Craig
- Irma - Joan Greenwood
- Willie - David Tomlinson
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "every old joke you never wanted to hear repeated is packed into this dusty, but still mildly amusing comedy." Allmovie gave the film two out of five stars, and referred to the film as an "old-joke-filled farce."
References
- BFI
- "My Wife's Family (1931)". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
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- "VOI MEITÄ! ANOPPI TULEE (1933) | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "My Wife's Family (1941) - Walter Mycroft - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- "My Wife's Family (1941)". Samuel French Limited. 10 March 2001. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- "My Wife's Family Review". T.V. Guide. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
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