The Baroness and the Butler | |
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Directed by | Walter Lang |
Written by | Sam Hellman Lamar Trotti Kathryn Scola |
Based on | Jean by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete |
Produced by | Raymond Griffith |
Starring | William Powell Annabella Helen Westley |
Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
Edited by | Barbara McLean |
Music by | Louis Silvers |
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Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Baroness and the Butler is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring William Powell and Annabella in her American English-language debut. The supporting cast includes Helen Westley, Joseph Schildkraut, Nigel Bruce and Lynn Bari. The film was produced and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox. It is based on the play Jean by the Hungarian writer Ladislaus Bus-Fekete.[1][2] It received a generally positive reception from film critics.