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My Old Duchess (1933)

My Old Duchess poster
Directed by
Lupino Lane
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stage manager dresses up as a duchess. The film is a comedy from 1933 based on a sketch.

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What happens

Oh, What a Duchess! (also known as My Old Duchess and The Mummers) is a British comedy film directed by Lupino Lane and starring George Lacy, Betty Ann Davies and Dennis Hoey. The film was made at Elstree Studios. It was based on an original sketch by Fred Karno. The screenplay concerns a stage manager who disguises himself as a duchess. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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