Women Who Play
Women Who Play is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Mary Newcomb, Benita Hume and George Barraud. It was produced by Walter Morosco and Alexander Korda and has a screenplay by Basil Mason and Gilbert Wakefield.[2] It is based on the 1925 play Spring Cleaning by Frederick Lonsdale.[3]
| Women Who Play | |
|---|---|
 film poster from cinema programme | |
| Directed by | Arthur Rosson |
| Screenplay by | Frederick Lonsdale (play) Basil Mason Gilbert Wakefield |
| Produced by | Walter Morosco Alexander Korda (uncredited) |
| Starring | Mary Newcomb Benita Hume George Barraud |
| Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures |
Release date | March 1932 (U.K.) |
Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $105,000[1] |
Premise
In order to deter his wife from having an affair a man hires an actress as part of an elaborate scheme.
Cast
- Mary Newcomb as Mona
- Benita Hume as Margaret Sones
- George Barraud as Richard Sones
- Joan Barry as Fay
- Barry Jones as Ernest Steele
- Edmund Breon as Rachie Wells
- Gerald Lyle as Bobby
- Sylvia Leslie as Lady Jane
- Evan Thomas as Willie
Production
Women Who Play was filmed at British and Dominion Studios, Elstree, in Hertfordshire, England for Paramount British Pictures.[2]
See also
- The Fast Set (1924)
References
- "Costly Film Censored". Variety. 8 March 1932. p. 21.
- "Women Who Play (1932)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- Kulik, Karol.Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles. Virgin Books, 1990. ISBN 9780870003356
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