The Improper Duchess is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Yvonne Arnaud, Hugh Wakefield and Wilfrid Caithness.[1] The film is based on the 1931 play of the same name by J. B. Fagan in which Arnaud had starred.

The Improper Duchess
Directed byHarry Hughes
Written by
Produced byMaurice Browne
Starring
CinematographyRonald Neame
Edited byTed Richards
Music byEric Spear
Production
company
City Film Corporation
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release date
  • 17 January 1936 (1936-01-17)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It was shot at Elstree Studios.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director David Rawnsley. It was made by the independent City Film Corporation, and released by the newly established General Film Distributors.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "The Improper Duchess (1936)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ Wood p.86

Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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