Women Who Play
Encyclopedia
Women Who Play is a 1932 British
comedy film
directed by Arthur Rosson
and starring Mary Newcomb
, Benita Hume
and George Barraud
. In order to deter his wife from having an affair a man hires an actress as part of an elaborate scheme. It was based on the play Spring Cleaning
by Frederick Lonsdale
.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
comedy film
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 Arthur Rosson
Arthur Rosson
Arthur Rosson was an English film director. He directed 61 films between 1917 and 1948.He was born in London and died in Los Angeles, California. Rosson came from a film-making family. His brother, Harold Rosson, was an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer and several other family members were...
and starring Mary Newcomb
Mary Newcomb
Mary Newcomb was an American actress who appeared on the British stage and films.-Selected filmography:* The Marriage Bond * Frail Women * Women Who Play * Strange Experiment...
, Benita Hume
Benita Hume
Benita Hume was an English film actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1925 and 1955.She was married to actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958; they were the parents of a daughter, Juliet...
and George Barraud
George Barraud
-Selected filmography:* The Wolf Man * Bellamy Trial * Woman to Woman * Peacock Alley * The Return of Raffles * Great Expectations * Charlie Chan in London * Mystery Woman...
. In order to deter his wife from having an affair a man hires an actress as part of an elaborate scheme. It was based on the play Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning is a 1925 comedy play by the British writer Frederick Lonsdale. A man becomes convinced his wife is about to have an affair, and in order to shock her he hires a prostitute to come and live in their house...
by Frederick Lonsdale
Frederick Lonsdale
Frederick Lonsdale was an English dramatist.-Personal life:Lonsdale was born Lionel Frederick Leonard in St Helier, Jersey, the son of Susan and John Henry Leonard, a tobacconist. He began as a private soldier and worked for the London and South Western Railway...
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Cast
- Mary NewcombMary NewcombMary Newcomb was an American actress who appeared on the British stage and films.-Selected filmography:* The Marriage Bond * Frail Women * Women Who Play * Strange Experiment...
- Mona - Benita HumeBenita HumeBenita Hume was an English film actress. She appeared in 44 films between 1925 and 1955.She was married to actor Ronald Colman from 1938 to his death in 1958; they were the parents of a daughter, Juliet...
- Margaret Sones - George BarraudGeorge Barraud-Selected filmography:* The Wolf Man * Bellamy Trial * Woman to Woman * Peacock Alley * The Return of Raffles * Great Expectations * Charlie Chan in London * Mystery Woman...
- Richard Sones - Joan Barry - Fay
- Barry JonesBarry Jones (actor)Barry Jones was an actor seen in British and American films, on American television and on the stage.-Biography:...
- Ernest Steele - Edmund BreonEdmund BreonEdmund Breon was a Scottish film actor. He appeared in 131 films between 1907 and 1952....
- Rachie Wells - Gerald Lyle - Bobby
- Sylvia Leslie - Lady Jane
- Evan Thomas - Willie