Paradise for Two (1937 film)

Paradise for Two is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Jack Hulbert, Patricia Ellis and Arthur Riscoe.[1] It was released in the U.S. with the alternative title Gaiety Girls.[2] A chorus girl is mistaken for a millionaire's girlfriend.

Paradise for Two
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Directed byThornton Freeland
Written byArthur Macrae
Robert Stevenson
William Kernell
Robert Liebmann
Produced byAlexander Korda
StarringJack Hulbert
Patricia Ellis
Arthur Riscoe
CinematographyGünther Krampf
Edited byEdward B. Jarvis
Music byMischa Spoliansky
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Distributed byLondon Films
United Artists (US)
Release dates
  • 22 December 1937 (1937-12-22) (London, UK)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It was a loose remake of the 1933 German film And Who Is Kissing Me?

Cast

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Production

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The film's budget was approximately £80,000.[3] It was made at Denham Studios,[4] with sets designed by Vincent Korda.[1]

Critical reception

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Allmovie wrote "British musical-comedy star Jack Hulbert...does not disappoint his fans."[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Paradise for Two (1937)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Gaiety Girls (1937) - Thornton Freeland | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  4. ^ Wood p.96

Bibliography

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  • Wood, Linda. British Films 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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