Cluny Brown
| Cluny Brown | |
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| Directed by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Produced by | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Written by |
Novel: Margery Sharp Screenplay: Samuel Hoffenstein Elizabeth Reinhardt |
| Based on | Cluny Brown (novel) |
| Starring |
Charles Boyer Jennifer Jones |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle |
| Edited by | Dorothy Spencer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
Release dates |
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Running time | 100 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million[1] |
Cluny Brown is a 1946 film made by Twentieth Century-Fox, directed and produced by Ernst Lubitsch. The screenplay was written by Samuel Hoffenstein and Elizabeth Reinhardt, based on a novel by Margery Sharp. The music score is by Cyril J. Mockridge. The film stars Charles Boyer and Jennifer Jones and is a satire on the smugness of British high society. It is the last film Lubitsch completed.
Synopsis
A plumber's niece (Jennifer Jones) and a refugee (Charles Boyer) meet in England prior to World War II, and Una O'Connor, Peter Lawford, Helen Walker, Reginald Gardiner, C. Aubrey Smith, Reginald Owen, and Richard Haydn are around to take up what slack there is. Cluny Brown (Jennifer Jones) is a free spirit, who lives in the moment. She has been told, she has to learn her place, and in 1938 England there is much protocol and rules to follow. She has a difficult time not being able to be herself, until she meets Adam Belinski (Charles Boyer) who finds her spontaneity intoxicatingly refreshing. A plumber's niece, she has a fascination with plumbing and pipes which get her into trouble, as it is not lady like, and Uncle decides to send her into domestic service. From there things get even more fun.
Cast
- Charles Boyer as Adam Belinski
- Jennifer Jones as Cluny Brown
- Peter Lawford as Andrew Carmel
- Helen Walker as Betty Cream
- Reginald Gardiner as Hilary Ames
- Reginald Owen as Sir Henry Carmel
- C. Aubrey Smith as Colonel Charles Duff Graham
- Richard Haydn as Jonathan Wilson
- Margaret Bannerman as Lady Alice Carmel
- Sara Allgood as Mrs. Maile
- Ernest Cossart as Syrette
- Florence Bates as Dowager at Ames' Party
- Una O'Connor as Mrs. Wilson
- Christopher Severn as Master Ronald Snaffle
Radio adaptation
Cluny Brown was presented on Star Playhouse November 15, 1953. The adaptation starred Celeste Holm.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 221
- ↑ Kirby, Walter (November 15, 1953). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. p. 50. Retrieved July 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Cluny Brown at the Internet Movie Database
- Cluny Brown at AllMovie
- Cluny Brown at the TCM Movie Database
- Cluny Brown on Screen Directors Playhouse: November 23, 1950