Yes, Madam?
- K.R.G. Browne (play)
- William Freshman
- Clifford Grey
- Bert Lee
- Bobby Howes
- Diana Churchill
- Wylie Watson
company
- November 1938 (1938-11)
Yes, Madam? is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Bobby Howes, Diana Churchill and Wylie Watson.[1]
Background
The film was adapted from a play by K.R.G. Browne, itself based on a novel by the same author.[2] The film was shot at Elstree Studios,[3] with sets designed by the art director Cedric Dawe.
Plot
Two cousins, Billy Quinton and Sally Gaunt, have to spend a month in service to qualify for an inheritance from an eccentric uncle. They find themselves in the same household, as valet/chauffeur and as maid, where they are tracked down by their arch-enemy Tony Tolliver, who will get the money should either of the cousins fail in their task by getting the sack. Tony therefore tries various schemes to get them sacked – succeeding, but still failing to get the legacy.[2]
Cast
- Bobby Howes as Bill Quinton
- Diana Churchill as Sally Gault
- Wylie Watson as Albert Peabody, a retired button manufacturer
- Bertha Belmore as Emily Peabody, his unmarried sister
- Vera Pearce as Pansy Beresford, an actress
- Billy Milton as Tony Tolliver
- Fred Emney as Sir Charles Drake-Drake
- Cameron Hall as Catlett, former burglar, now manservant to Tolliver
- Geoffrey Sumner as Scoffin
- Arthur Hambling as a police constable
Music and dance sequences
Set pieces taken from the stage production included a scene with a 'sloshed Emney',[4] Czecho-Slovakian Love - "Here beneath the white lights gleaming above" (Pansy and Bill) and 'Yes, Madam' - "I'm in love, I confess" (Bill and Sally).[5]
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | YES, MADAM? (1938)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ a b Excerpt from Kine Weekly, 10 November 1938, quoted in 'The Museum of London and The National Film Archive present Made in London' programme notes, 20th season, September to December 1990.
- ^ Wood p.99
- ^ Excerpt from Film-making in 1930s Britain by Rachael Low, quoted in 'The Museum of London and The National Film Archive present Made in London' programme notes, 20th season, September to December 1990.
- ^ Script of 'Yes, Madam' accompanying Network on Air DVD release 'British Musicals of the 1930s: Volume 4' 7954378 (2015).
Bibliography
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Yes, Madam? at IMDb
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