The wonderful Cicely Courtneidge steals every moment that she is on screen in this delicious British comedy that will have you in trance from start to finish. The unflappable Frank Morgan is the befuddled waistrel of a wealthy British family, living on a huge estate but unhappy under the thumb of his imperious sister, Una O'Connor. He goes out on his own and runs into the beautiful Ceciily, a music hall singer making a comeback, and after aging her in her flood debut come back, brings her back home to meet the family. Comical mishaps occur, and Courtney leaves in shame, causing O'Connor to leave her brother with the warning that his behavior is standing in the way of his son finding his place in British Society.
A brilliant screenplay guides this delightful comedy along, showing British classism at its most elite and taking another look at the "Downton Abbey" school of life nearly 100 years ago. O'Connor, usually shrill actress who could make your nerves great with her over-the-top but often funny Brian, is quite the lady here, and equally as imperious as Maggie Smith's Countess in the popular BBC series. Pur performance truly shines as even one look from her could make strong men shutter. But when she speaks calmly and warns Morgan of the impact of his behavior, so much more is revealed about her and it humanizes her ultra snobby character.
Morgan, always amusing and certainly a crowd-pleaser, plays a variation of the character that he what play for the remainder of his career. Robert Waring and Heather Angel at the Right Touch as the young lovers, Morgan son and his new wife who are quite more easygoing than Aunt O'Connor chooses to believe. Herbert mundin ads some laughs as Morgan's devoted valet who, unable to deal without him, handsome down while Morgan is out traveling. But it is the delightful performance Cecily Courtney that deserves all the praise here; a combination of warm, humanity, bombastic good will, and probably the best Aauctioneer you'll ever see in film. The auction sequence where Courtneidge nearly wrecks society is up there in 1935, Cole scenes with the state room sequence in "A Night at the Opera" for pure hilarity.
A brilliant screenplay guides this delightful comedy along, showing British classism at its most elite and taking another look at the "Downton Abbey" school of life nearly 100 years ago. O'Connor, usually shrill actress who could make your nerves great with her over-the-top but often funny Brian, is quite the lady here, and equally as imperious as Maggie Smith's Countess in the popular BBC series. Pur performance truly shines as even one look from her could make strong men shutter. But when she speaks calmly and warns Morgan of the impact of his behavior, so much more is revealed about her and it humanizes her ultra snobby character.
Morgan, always amusing and certainly a crowd-pleaser, plays a variation of the character that he what play for the remainder of his career. Robert Waring and Heather Angel at the Right Touch as the young lovers, Morgan son and his new wife who are quite more easygoing than Aunt O'Connor chooses to believe. Herbert mundin ads some laughs as Morgan's devoted valet who, unable to deal without him, handsome down while Morgan is out traveling. But it is the delightful performance Cecily Courtney that deserves all the praise here; a combination of warm, humanity, bombastic good will, and probably the best Aauctioneer you'll ever see in film. The auction sequence where Courtneidge nearly wrecks society is up there in 1935, Cole scenes with the state room sequence in "A Night at the Opera" for pure hilarity.