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The Perfect Woman (1949)

The Perfect Woman

(1949)

| Film | United Kingdom | B&W | Comedy | 1h 29min |

| Stars: Patricia Roc, Stanley Holloway, Nigel Patrick | Director: Bernard Knowles

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Reviews

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Described as a romp, this is in fact a pretty good farce, very fast moving and well played after the usual expository start. (Halliwell’s)

Film clips

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‘Flesh and blood, and a little bit of calcium,’ says Professor Belman (Miles Malleson) to Mrs Butters (Irene Handl). Penelope (Patricia Roc) has her own ideas

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Date published

12th May, 2012

‘Flesh and blood, and a little bit of calcium,’ says Professor Belman (Miles Malleson) to Mrs Butters (Irene Handl). Penelope (Patricia Roc) has her own ideas.

Main title from The Perfect Woman (1949). A girl changes places with her inventor uncle’s robot woman

The Perfect Woman (1949) opening credits

Date published

12th May, 2012

Main title from The Perfect Woman (1949). A girl changes places with her inventor uncle’s robot woman.

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Who could refuse ‘the perfect woman'? Stanley Holloway smiles gallantly while offering the remaining cake on the plate to co-star Patricia Roc, who plays the title role in The Perfect Woman. An off-set shot from The Perfect Woman, the Two Cities film version of the successful comedy starring Patricia Roc with Stanley Holloway and Nigel Patrick, produced by George and Alfred Black, and directed by Bernard Knowles at Denham. — Stanley Holloway offers Patricia Roc tea and cake in The Perfect Woman

Who could refuse ‘the perfect woman'? Stanley Holloway smiles gallantly while offering the remaining cake on the plate to co-star Patricia Roc, who plays the title role in The Perfect Woman. An off-set shot from The Perfect Woman, the Two Cities film version of the successful comedy starring Patricia Roc with Stanley Holloway and Nigel Patrick, produced by George and Alfred Black, and directed by Bernard Knowles at Denham.

Main title from The Perfect Woman (1949) (9). Directed by Bernard Knowles — The Perfect Woman (1949) opening credits (9)

Main title from The Perfect Woman (1949) (9). Directed by Bernard Knowles.

Main title from The Perfect Woman (1949) (8). Produced by Alfred and George Black — The Perfect Woman (1949) opening credits (8)

Main title from The Perfect Woman (1949) (8). Produced by Alfred and George Black.

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Main title from The Perfect Woman (1949) (7).

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Main title from The Perfect Woman (1949) (5).

Screenshot from The Perfect Woman (1949) (1) (4) — The Perfect Woman (1949) screenshot (1) (4)

Screenshot from The Perfect Woman (1949) (1) (4).

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Main title from The Perfect Woman (1949) (3).

Main title from The Perfect Woman (1949) (2). A Two Cities film distributed by Eagle-Lion — The Perfect Woman (1949) opening credits (2)

Main title from The Perfect Woman (1949) (2). A Two Cities film distributed by Eagle-Lion.

Main title from The Perfect Woman (1949) (1). J Arthur Rank presents — The Perfect Woman (1949) opening credits (1)

Main title from The Perfect Woman (1949) (1). J Arthur Rank presents.

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Screenshot from The Perfect Woman (1949) (2).

Meeting of perfect women. Patricia Roc, star of the Two Cities’ The Perfect Woman, took along a party of her fellow players to the Playhouse Theatre, London to see th 150th performance of the play The Perfect Woman, on which the film is based. Here the film artistes met their ’opposite numbers’ of the stage.

Sonny Hale compares notes with Nigel Patrick, who is playing the hero in the film version. — The Perfect Woman (1949) photograph (1)

Meeting of perfect women. Patricia Roc, star of the Two Cities’ The Perfect Woman, took along a party of her fellow players to the Playhouse Theatre, London to see th 150th performance of the play The Perfect Woman, on which the film is based. Here the film artistes met their ’opposite numbers’ of the stage. Sonny Hale compares notes with Nigel Patrick, who is playing the hero in the film version.

Patricia Roc behind the camera for a change, takes a look through the view finder to observe the scene from her fiance Andre Thomas’s viewpoint – he is an expert French cameraman. They will be married in the spring of this year. An off-set shot from The Perfect Woman, the Two Cities film version of the successful comedy, starring Patricia Roc with Stanley Holloway and Nigel Patrick, produced by George and Alfred Black and directed by Bernard Knowles at Denham. — Patricia Roc behind the camera for a change

Patricia Roc behind the camera for a change, takes a look through the view finder to observe the scene from her fiance Andre Thomas’s viewpoint – he is an expert French cameraman. They will be married in the spring of this year. An off-set shot from The Perfect Woman, the Two Cities film version of the successful comedy, starring Patricia Roc with Stanley Holloway and Nigel Patrick, produced by George and Alfred Black and directed by Bernard Knowles at Denham.

Illustrated magazine with Patricia Roc in The Perfect Woman. 5th March, 1949. — Illustrated magazine – Patricia Roc – March 1949

Illustrated magazine with Patricia Roc in The Perfect Woman. 5th March, 1949.

Illustrierte Film Bühne magazine with Patricia Roc in The Perfect Woman. 1949, issue number 513. (German). Geliebte nach Mass. — Illustrierte Film Bühne magazine – Patricia Roc – 1949

Illustrierte Film Bühne magazine with Patricia Roc in The Perfect Woman. 1949, issue number 513. (German). Geliebte nach Mass.

Patricia Roc (as Penelope Belman) in a poster for The Perfect Woman (1949) (2) — The Perfect Woman (1949) poster (2) | Patricia Roc

Patricia Roc (as Penelope Belman) in a poster for The Perfect Woman (1949) (2).

Poster for The Perfect Woman (1949) (1) — The Perfect Woman (1949) poster (1)

Poster for The Perfect Woman (1949) (1).

Production

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Bernard Knowles
Director

Alfred Black
Producer

George Black Jr [as George Black]
Writer (adaptation)

Basil Boothroyd [as J.B. Boothroyd]
Writer (dialogue)

Companies

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Two Cities Films
Production company

General Film Distributors (GFD)
Distribution company