The Importance of Being Earnest
(1952)





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Stars: Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison, Joan Greenwood | Director: Anthony Asquith
Two wealthy and eligible bachelors of the 1890s have problems with their marriage prospects
Based on Oscar Wilde’s classic comedy of manners set in England during the Victorian era.
Jack and Algernon are two wealthy bachelors. Jack is in love with Gwendolen, while Algernon is attracted to Jack’s ward Cecily. Not surprisingly complication arises as each of the girls think that they are engaged to Ernest (who doesn’t exist), and to complicate things further Gwendolen’s mother Lady Bracknell arrives.
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Anthony Asquith
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British Film-Makers
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Javelin Films
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