Please Teacher (film)
Please Teacher was a 1937 British comedy film, based on a musical play by KRG Browne, Bert Lee and RP Weston.[1] This was adapted into a screenplay by Stafford Dickens, who also directed.
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| Directed by | Stafford Dickens |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Screenplay by | Stafford Dickens |
| Based on | an original musical play by K.R.G. Browne, R.P. Weston & Bert Lee |
| Starring | Bobby Howes Vera Pearce René Ray |
| Music by | Jack Waller Joseph Tunbridge Harry Acres (musical director) |
| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
| Edited by | Lionel Tomlinson |
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| Distributed by | Wardour Films (UK) |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
On his 30th birthday, unemployed rogue Tommy Deacon (Bobby Howes) inherits his aunt's fortune, but is informed it has been hidden in a bust of Napoleon in a country house he has also inherited. On discovering the house is now an Academy for Young Ladies, Tommy pretends to be the brother of Anne (René Ray), one of the girls, in order to gain admittance.
Cast
- Tommy Deacon - Bobby Howes
- Petunia Trundle - Vera Pearce
- Ann Trent - René Ray
- Round - Arthur Chesney
- Oswald Clutterbuck - Wylie Watson
- Agatha Pink - Bertha Belmore
- Wing Foo - Lyn Harding
- Reeves - Aubrey Dexter
Critical reception
In 1937, The Sydney Morning Herald wrote, "Although a little slow in getting in to their stride, because of the sluggish opening of the story, the actors manage to vitalise a feeble plot with enough comical characterisation to make it acceptable as average entertainment."[2]