Dishonour Bright
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Dishonour Bright is a 1936 British comedy film
directed by and starring Tom Walls
. It also featured Eugene Pallette
, Betty Stockfeld
and Diana Churchill
and was based on a story by Ben Travers
.
in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by and starring Tom Walls
Tom Walls
Tom Kirby Walls was a popular English stage and motion-pictures character actor, and film director. He has claim to be one of the most influential figures in British comedy.-Early career:...
. It also featured Eugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette
Eugene William Pallette was an American actor. He appeared in over 240 silent era and sound era motion pictures between 1913 and 1946....
, Betty Stockfeld
Betty Stockfeld
Betty Stockfeld was an Australian film actress. Sher appeared mostly in British and French films.-Filmography:* Captivation * 77 Park Lane * Blanc comme neige * City of Song * Life Goes On...
and Diana Churchill
Diana Churchill (actress)
Diana Churchill was an English film and stage actress.She was born Diana Josephine Churchill in Wembley, Middlesex on 21 August 1913. On leaving school she begged her father to let her train for the stage...
and was based on a story by Ben Travers
Ben Travers
Ben Travers AFC CBE in London) was a British playwright best remembered for his farces.Born in the London borough of Hendon, Travers was educated at Charterhouse, where today there is a theatre named for him...
.
Plot
A man is cited as the co-respondentCo-respondent
In English law, a co-respondent is, in general, a respondent to a petition, or other legal proceeding, along with another or others, or a person called upon to answer in some other way.- Divorce :...
in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court.
Cast
- Tom WallsTom WallsTom Kirby Walls was a popular English stage and motion-pictures character actor, and film director. He has claim to be one of the most influential figures in British comedy.-Early career:...
- Stephen Champion - Eugene PalletteEugene PalletteEugene William Pallette was an American actor. He appeared in over 240 silent era and sound era motion pictures between 1913 and 1946....
- Busby - Betty StockfeldBetty StockfeldBetty Stockfeld was an Australian film actress. Sher appeared mostly in British and French films.-Filmography:* Captivation * 77 Park Lane * Blanc comme neige * City of Song * Life Goes On...
- Stella - Diana ChurchillDiana Churchill (actress)Diana Churchill was an English film and stage actress.She was born Diana Josephine Churchill in Wembley, Middlesex on 21 August 1913. On leaving school she begged her father to let her train for the stage...
- Ivy Lamb - Cecil ParkerCecil ParkerCecil Parker was an English character and comedy actor with a distinctive husky voice, who usually played supporting roles in his 91 films made between 1928 and 1969....
- Vincent Lamb - Arthur WontnerArthur WontnerArthur Wontner was a British actor best known for playing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective Sherlock Holmes in five films from 1931 to 1937...
- Judge - George SandersGeorge SandersGeorge Sanders was a British actor.George Sanders may also refer to:*George Sanders , Victoria Cross recipient in World War I...
- Lisle - Henry OscarHenry OscarHenry Oscar was an English stage and film actor.Born as Henry Wale, he changed his name and began acting in 1911 and appeared in a wide range of films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much , Fire Over England , The Four Feathers , Hatter's Castle ,...
- Blenkinsop - Hubert HarbenHubert HarbenHubert Harben was a British film actor. He was married to the actress Mary Jerrold and father of celebrity chef Philip Harben.-Selected filmography:* Every Mother's Son * Tell England * Fires of Fate...
- Lamb - Mabel Terry-LewisMabel Terry-LewisMabel Gwynedd Terry-Lewis was a British actress and a member of the Terry-Gielgud dynasty of actors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries....
- Lady Melbury - Basil RadfordBasil RadfordBasil Radford was an English character actor who featured in many British films of the 1930s and 1940s. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his first stage appearance in July 1924...
- Henry Crane - Charlotte Leigh - Miss Tapp
- Michael Morel - Louis
- Dennis Val Norton - Commissionaire
- Jeni Le GonJeni Le GonJeni Le Gon is an American dancer, dance instructor, and actress. She was one of the first African-American women to establish a solo career in tap. She was born Jennie Bell in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents were Hector Ligon, a chef who also worked as a railway porter, and Harriet Bell Ligon, a...
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