Beau Brummell (1954 film)

Beau Brummell
Original French film poster
Directed byCurtis Bernhardt
Screenplay byKarl Tunberg
Based onBeau Brummel
1890 play
by Clyde Fitch
Produced bySam Zimbalist
StarringStewart Granger
Peter Ustinov
Elizabeth Taylor
Robert Morley
CinematographyOswald Morris
Edited byFrank Clarke
Music byRichard Addinsell
Miklós Rózsa
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's, Inc
Release date
  • 1 October 1954 (1954-10-01)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.8 million[1][2]
Box office$2.7 million[1]

Beau Brummell is a 1954 British historical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Curtis Bernhardt and produced by Sam Zimbalist from a screenplay by Karl Tunberg, based on the 1890 play Beau Brummell by Clyde Fitch. The play was previously adapted as a silent film made in 1924 and starring John Barrymore as Beau Brummell, Mary Astor, and Willard Louis as the Prince of Wales.

The music score was by Richard Addinsell with Miklós Rózsa. The film stars Stewart Granger as Beau Brummell, Elizabeth Taylor as Lady Patricia Belham, and Peter Ustinov as the Prince of Wales.

  1. ^ a b "The Eddie Mannix Ledger", Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study, Los Angeles
  2. ^ "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. 5 January 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada