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- A subtle, overlooked English treat, "On Approval" is top high-brow English comedy in the vein of Oscar Wilde and Noel Coward. Though the British upper-class reserve is ever-present, it's integral to the comedy, with the proper English language employed like a rapier.
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On Approval. Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away with her for a month to see if they are compatible, the fireworks begin.
- (726)
- Comedy
- Clive Brook
- 1946-07
Charming, caustic, biting, and very funny, On Approval centers on 4 people who end up together in a house in Scotland for a month to see if they are "suited" for marriage. Of course no one gets along, the servants leave instantly, and the weather is dreadful.
On Approval is a 1944 British romantic comedy film, produced, directed and cowritten by Clive Brook. The film stars Brook, Beatrice Lillie, Googie Withers and Roland Culver. It is the second film adaptation of the play On Approval by Frederick Lonsdale; the first was a 1930 film of the same name.
On Approval Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Dwight MacDonald Esquire Magazine. A soufflé that never sogs, a fortunate coincidence of director,...
Sep 10, 2012 · Brook plays a penurious duke wooing an American pickle heiress (Withers), but - after a twin 'trial marriage' on a remote Scottish island - being rejected in favour of his dog-eared companion ...
83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 43% Audience Score 250+ Ratings A man of little means, Richard Halton (Roland Culver) has every desire to marry the widow Maria Wislack (Beatrice Lillie), but lacks the...
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- Comedy
Review by Luke Thorne ★★★★ Clive Brook directs and stars in this British comedy. Two rich Victorian widows are dated hesitantly by two poor British aristocrats.
