The Laughter of Fools (1933)
- Directed by
- Adrian Brunel
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An ambitious mother tries to arrange her daughter's marriage to a sea captain. The daughter does not want this match, leading to family conflict.
melodramaticnostalgictensebittersweetcozyslightly datedquiettheatrical
What happens
The Laughter of Fools is a 1933 British drama film directed by Adrian Brunel and starring D. A. Clarke-Smith, Derrick De Marney and Helen Ferrers. It was written by Brunel and Reginald Beck based on a play by H. F. Maltby. The screenplay concerns an ambitious mother who plans to marry her daughter to a sea captain. The film was a quota quickie made at Nettlefold Studios in Walton by the independent producer George Smith as part of a contract from Fox, who needed a supply of films to distribute in order to comply with the terms of the quota. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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