On Approval (1930)

Directed by

Tom Walls

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy woman and a gentleman enter a trial marriage to see if they can get along. The arrangement tests their patience and reveals their true characters.

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What happens

On Approval is a 1930 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls and also featuring Yvonne Arnaud, Winifred Shotter and Robertson Hare, the same artistes responsible for the Aldwych farces. It was based on the play On Approval by Frederick Lonsdale, as was the 1944 film On Approval. It was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios with sets designed by Lawrence P. Williams. The 1932 book "The Face of London" by Harold Clunn Pub. Simpkin Marshall, features, opposite page 224, a picture, probably taken in Aug. or Sept. 1930, of the New Victoria Picture Theatre, Vauxhall Bridge Road. Displayed in large letters is ON APPROVAL the film being presented by the cinema at that time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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