Her Imaginary Lover is a 1933 British comedy film directed by George King and starring Laura La Plante and Percy Marmont. It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers and shot at the company's Teddington Studios as a quota quickie.[1]
| Her Imaginary Lover | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | George King |
| Written by | Randall Faye |
| Based on | Green Stockings by A. E. W. Mason |
| Produced by | Irving Asher |
| Starring | Laura La Plante Percy Marmont Olive Blakeney |
| Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers-First National Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film was a quota quickie production based on the play Green Stockings by A. E. W. Mason, featuring La Plante as New York socialite Celia who invents an aristocratic English fiancé named Lord Michael Ware to deflect the tedious attention of would-be suitors. Celia travels to London to claim an inheritance...and meets an aristocratic Englishman called Lord Michael Ware (Marmont). The imaginary romance becomes real. Her Imaginary Lover is classed by the British Film Institute as a lost film.[2]
Cast
edit- Laura La Plante as Celia
- Percy Marmont as Lord Michael Ware
- Bernard Nedell as Davidson
- Olive Blakeney as Polly
- Roland Culver as Raleigh Raleigh
- Lady Tree as Grandma
- Emily Fitzroy as Aunt Lydia
References
edit- ^ Chibnall p.272
- ^ Missing Believed Lost British Pictures. Retrieved 21 October 2010
Bibliography
edit- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
edit- Her Imaginary Lover at IMDb
- Her Imaginary Lover at BFI Film & TV Database
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