Lady Tree Movies
- 1936
In this British comedy, set in the City of Light during 1904, a singer and regular at Maxim's finds herself entangled in the marital travails of a doctor married to a shrew. Eventually, the doctor begins taking the seductive chanteuse around town introducing her as his wife. Mayhem and mistaken-identity ensue. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Frances Day, Lady Tree, (more)
- 1936
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As a result of a discussion between a trio of gods over the true worthiness of Earth, a retiring British shop assistant is granted miraculous powers in this fantasy based on an H.G. Wells story. Roland Young stars as George McWhirter Fotheringay, whose new powers are virtually limitless; choosing to use them for good, he sets out to create a utopian society. Still, despite a succession of miraculous deeds, George's plans to cure all of the world's ills is met with disbelief. As proof of his power, George wills the earth to stop spinning on its axis, which results in its citizens flying off the planet into space. Because George is indestructible, he is able to shout out his last wish, which restores the world--and George himself--back to normal. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roland Young, Joan Gardner, (more)
- 1933
Charles Laughton became an international star by chewing both mutton and scenes in his Oscar-winning turn as King Henry VIII. Alexander Korda's British super-production also put the British cinema on the map, which, until this film, received precious little respect in the international film community. The film, with tongue planted firmly in cheek, details the private life of the famous British monarch. His first wife, Catherine of Aragon, is barely mentioned -- explained away by a prologue which states that she was "too respectable to be included." Henry then marries Anne Boleyn (Merle Oberon) but she is soon beheaded. His next wife, Jane Seymour (Wendy Barrie), dies during childbirth. His next wife is Anne of Cleves (Elsa Lanchester, in a prelude to her Bride of Frankenstein role), whom Henry reluctantly beds with his famous sigh, "The things I've done for England." They divorce and Henry next marries Katherine Howard (Binnie Barnes), who also finds herself beheaded when she has an affair with Henry's friend, Thomas Culpepper (Robert Donat). Finally, Henry is brought down to size with his final wife, Catherine Parr (Everley Gregg). ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Charles Laughton, Binnie Barnes, (more)
- 1933
New Yorker La Plante concocts an imaginary fiance with the name of Lord Michael of Ware to keep the deluge of admirers away. When she travels to London to accept an inheritance she discovers that her "fiance" actually exists! ~ All Movie Guide
- 1933
This musical tells the love story of a manicurist and a night waiter who discover that they are sharing the same apartment. ~ All Movie Guide
- 1932
Quite popular when first released, Wedding Rehearsal is a bit obscure today, which is a shame when one considers the talented cast and production staff. Roland Young plays a diffident aristocrat who is pressured to marry by his veddy proper family. Imagine their shock when Young falls in love with (ugh!) a commoner. His working-class bride is played by Merle Oberon, who in real life became the wife of the film's producer/director Alexander Korda. The very first effort from Korda's London Film Productions, Wedding Reharsal costarred theatrical giant Maurice Evans and Hollywood stars-to-be John Loder and Wendy Barrie. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- George Grossmith, Roland Young, (more)
- 1930
A mother attempts to give her troubled daughter some sage advice in order to save her marriage in this domestic drama that was originally filmed as a silent and later had dialogue added to it. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
