अपनी भाषा में प्लॉट जोड़ेंWalls plays an Englishman who's assigned the task of transporting a Queen(Yvonne Arnaud) of a revolution-torn country to England incognito. Hiding her in his London apartment, then his count... सभी पढ़ेंWalls plays an Englishman who's assigned the task of transporting a Queen(Yvonne Arnaud) of a revolution-torn country to England incognito. Hiding her in his London apartment, then his country house gives rise to many misunderstandings among his employees, friends and his Fianceé... सभी पढ़ेंWalls plays an Englishman who's assigned the task of transporting a Queen(Yvonne Arnaud) of a revolution-torn country to England incognito. Hiding her in his London apartment, then his country house gives rise to many misunderstandings among his employees, friends and his Fianceé.
फ़ोटो
- Lady Brockley
- (as Marie Löhr)
- Soldier
- (बिना क्रेडिट के)
फ़ीचर्ड समीक्षाएं
None of these others have the level of comedy of the farces. But this is an okay film with a simple plot and good playing between the leads. The supporting cast contribute as well. The best among them are Leon Lion as Dittling, Anne Grey as Lydia and Cecil Parker as Piker.
This is a slower plot and comedy. Most modern audiences won't enjoy it, but those who like some of old performers of the past will enjoy it.
Here are some favorite lines.
Dittling, "You speak English, no doubt?" Queen of Ardenberg, "Certainly. I speak as good English was what almost I do my own tongue."
Richard Dexter, "That's simply an idiom." Queen of Ardenberg, "It is worse than idiom. It's odiom."
Richard Dexter, "Centimeters! Good Lord, we.. we don't go in for Chinese measurements in England."
Lady Brockley, "Curiously high voice. Has he been in an accident?"
Piker, "French, eh? That's even worse than I thought."
King, "Shhh, not in front of your chauffeur, please. This is a very delicate matter." Piker, "It's all right, your majesty. He didn't hear me call your majesty, 'Your majesty.'"
Although the comic lines are a lot of fun and zestfully delivered, the movie proceeds at a surprisingly slow and erratic pace. Miss Arnaud shows some zest when she is delivering her lines in French, and Walls, with his on-time delivery is good. However, this movie seems to plod for an extra moving shot here and there, probably to bring it up to minimal length. At less than seventy minutes, the humor is verbal, rather than visual.
I expect that the censor's hand lay far too heavy on the script; sexual innuendo could be far more risque on the boards than the screen. Perhaps that is why I feel that Walls was not served well in his attempting to bring the Aldwych stuff to the movies, and was far better in less comic roles. Or perhaps, it lies in the fact that I am not watching this in an audience to drive my own laughter. The net effect is less than sparkling.
Suave raconteur goes to a European country torn by revolution, saves its Queen by bringing her with him back to England to hide her until the hubbub quietens down. Hiding her Majesty from his fiancé and her mother and his business associates is a little more difficult to achieve though and the expected farcical situations abound. The film starts slowly so bear with it but the bizarre situations multiply with relentless delicious misinterpretations of English and malapropisms from Arnaud and others, none of which would make any sense out of context here. Arnaud and Walls certainly did make a good team, the comic rapport was total, the sly verbal sparring complete. Poor old Hubert Harben gets his usual short shrift from Walls who at one stage calls him a pompous talkative arse and orders him to leave the room before he got a kick in his pants. The King later got one without asking. Stay with it all for the surprise ending.
It's short and scintillating, totally inconsequential but enjoyable to watch and recall.
क्या आपको पता है
- ट्रिवियाFilm debut of Mervyn Johns.
- भाव
Dittling: You speak English, no doubt?
Queen of Ardenberg: Certainly! I speak as good English was what almost I do my own tongue.
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