| English Without Tears | |
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| Directed by | Harold French |
| Written by | Terence Rattigan Anatole de Grunwald |
| Produced by | Anatole de Grunwald |
| Starring | Michael Wilding Penelope Dudley-Ward Lilli Palmer |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles |
| Edited by | Alan Jaggs |
| Music by | Nicholas Brodszky |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors, England |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
English Without Tears is a 1944 British romantic comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Michael Wilding, Penelope Dudley-Ward and Lilli Palmer.[1][2] The screenplay was by Terrance Rattigan and Anatole de Grunwald. It was released in the U.S. under the title Her Man Gilbey, as a reference to the classic Screwball comedy, My Man Godfrey (1936).[3][4]
The film depicts the romance between a young English aristocrat and her family's butler. During World War II, the butler becomes an officer of the Royal Army Service Corps and the girl joins the Auxiliary Territorial Service. Their change in status and her maturity affect their relationship. The world around them is also transformed.
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- ^ "English without Tears (1944) - Harold French - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
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