The Great Garrick
1937 film by James Whale / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Great Garrick is a 1937 American historical comedy film directed by James Whale and starring Brian Aherne, Olivia de Havilland, and Edward Everett Horton. The film also features Lionel Atwill, Luis Alberni, Melville Cooper, and future star Lana Turner,[1] who has a bit part. Based on the play Ladies and Gentlemen by Ernest Vajda,[2] the film is about the famous eighteenth-century British actor David Garrick, who travels to France for a guest appearance at the Comédie Française. When the French actors hear rumours that he said he will teach them the art of acting, they devise a plot to teach him a lesson. Though often overlooked by critics in favor of Whale's horror films, The Great Garrick was chosen by Jonathan Rosenbaum for his alternative list of the Top 100 American Films.[3]
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Directed by | James Whale |
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Based on | Ladies and Gentlemen 1937 by Ernest Vajda |
Produced by | Mervyn LeRoy |
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Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
Edited by | Warren Low |
Music by | Adolph Deutsch |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |