English Without Tears (1944)
1h 28m
Running Time
July 28, 1944Release Date
English Without Tears (1944)
1h 28m
Running Time
July 28, 1944Release Date
Plot.
While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her Ladyship's niece is falling in love with the family butler, Tom Gilbey. The birds are forgotten when war breaks out, and Gilbey now finds himself in love with the niece whose love was previously unrequited. Written by Les Adams
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Cast & Crew.
Michael Wilding
Tom Gilbey
Margaret Rutherford
Lady Christabel Beauclerk
Claude Dauphin
François de Freycinet
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Joan Heseltine
Lilli Palmer
Brigid Knudsen
Albert Lieven
Felix Dembowski
Peggy Cummins
Bobbie Heseltine
Harold French
Director
Anatole de Grunwald
Writer
Terence Rattigan
Writer
Martin Miller
Schmidt
Nicholas Brodszky
Composer
Paul Demel
M. Saladoff
Bernard Knowles
Cinematographer
Beryl Measor
Miss Faljambe
Alan Jaggs
Editor
Guy Middleton
Captain Standish
Roland Culver
Sir Cosmo Brandon
Ivor Barnard
Mr. Quiel
Paul Bonifas
Monsieur Rolland
Esma Cannon
Queenie
Judith Furse
Elise Batter-Jones
Cecil Bevan
Mr. Jordan
Felix Aylmer
Mr. Spaggot
Gordon Begg
Grandfather Gilbey
Gerard Heinz
Polish Officer
André Randall
Dutch Officer
Johnnie Schofield
Police Sergeant
Vida Hope
An A.T.
Andreas Malandrinos
Man in Gallery
Maggie Rennie
Glamour Girl
Beryl Laverick
Girl at Dance
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English Without Tears is a 1944 British romantic comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Michael Wilding, Penelope Dudley-Ward and Lilli Palmer. It was released in the U.S. under the title Her Man Gilbey, as a reference to the classic Screwball comedy, My Man Godfrey (1936).The film depicts the romance between a young English aristocrat and her family's butler. During World War II, the butler becomes an officer of the Royal Army Service Corps and the girl joins the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Their change in status and her maturity affect their relationship. The world around them is also transformed.