His Grace Gives Notice
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His Grace Gives Notice is a 1933 British comedy film
directed by Leslie S. Hiscott
and based on the novel His Grace Gives Notice
by Lady Laura Troubridge which had previously been adapted into a 1924 film
. It starred Arthur Margetson
, Viola Keats
, Charles Groves and Victor Stanley
.
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 Leslie S. Hiscott
Leslie S. Hiscott
Leslie S. Hiscott was a British film director and screenwriter who made over sixty films between 1925 and 1956. He was born in London in 1894. In 1931 he directed Alibi, the first ever depiction of Hercule Poirot, Agatha Christie's famous detective, with Austin Trevor in the lead role...
and based on the novel His Grace Gives Notice
His Grace Gives Notice (novel)
His Grace Gives Notice is a 1922 comedy novel by Lady Laura Troubridge. A butler tries to hide the fact that he has recently inherited a title and a estate so that he continue to romance the daughter of the house where he is in service.-Adaptations:...
by Lady Laura Troubridge which had previously been adapted into a 1924 film
His Grace Gives Notice (1924 film)
His Grace Gives Notice is a 1924 British silent comedy film directed by W.P. Kellino and starring Nora Swinburne, Henry Victor and John Stuart. It is an adaptation of the novel His Grace Gives Notice by Laura Troubridge...
. It starred Arthur Margetson
Arthur Margetson
-Selected filmography:* Wolves * Many Waters * His Grace Gives Notice * Music Hath Charms * Royal Cavalcade * The Divine Spark * The Mystery of the Marie Celeste * Broken Blossoms...
, Viola Keats
Viola Keats
Viola Keats was a British film and television actress. She made her first screen appearance in the 1933 film Too Many Wives, and went on to have starring roles in films such as A Woman Alone. From the 1950s she largely worked in television...
, Charles Groves and Victor Stanley
Victor Stanley
-Selected filmography:* The World, the Flesh, the Devil * Three Men in a Boat * The Umbrella * The Medicine Man * The Iron Stair * The Ghost Camera * Timbuctoo...
.
Cast
- Arthur MargetsonArthur Margetson-Selected filmography:* Wolves * Many Waters * His Grace Gives Notice * Music Hath Charms * Royal Cavalcade * The Divine Spark * The Mystery of the Marie Celeste * Broken Blossoms...
as George Barwick - Viola KeatsViola KeatsViola Keats was a British film and television actress. She made her first screen appearance in the 1933 film Too Many Wives, and went on to have starring roles in films such as A Woman Alone. From the 1950s she largely worked in television...
as Barbara Rannock - Victor StanleyVictor Stanley-Selected filmography:* The World, the Flesh, the Devil * Three Men in a Boat * The Umbrella * The Medicine Man * The Iron Stair * The Ghost Camera * Timbuctoo...
as James Roper - Barry LiveseyBarry LiveseyBarry Livesey was a British stage and film actor. He was sometimes credited as Barrie Livesey. He was the son of Sam Livesey and the brother of the actors Roger Livesey and Jack Livesey.-Selected filmography:* The Old Curiosity Shop...
as Ted Burlington - Ben WeldenBen WeldenBen Welden was an American character actor who played a wide variety of Damon Runyon-type gangsters in various movies and television shows...
as Michael Collier - Edgar NorfolkEdgar Norfolk-Selected filmography:* Hotel Splendide * The Sign of Four * His Grace Gives Notice * Tangled Evidence * Mine Own Executioner -External links:...
as Captain Langley - Dick Francis as Mr. Perks
- Laurence HanrayLaurence HanrayLaurence Hanray , sometimes credited as Lawrence Hanray, was a British film actor born in London, England.-Partial filmography:* Beyond the Cities * Her Reputation * The Faithful Heart...
as Mr. Grayling - Charles Groves as Henry Evans
- O.B. Clarence as Lord Rannock
- Gertrude SterrollGertrude Sterroll-Selected filmography:* The Shadow Between * Lorna Doone * Dicky Monteith * The Glorious Adventure * The Wine of Life * A Romance of Mayfair * A Daughter in Revolt...
as Lady Rannock