The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss (1936)
- Directed by
- Alfred Zeisler
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A wealthy man makes a bet that he can live for a year without touching his fortune. He takes on odd jobs and meets a woman who complicates his plan.
lightheartedplayfulcharmingbreezywhimsicalromanticdated
What happens
The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss is a 1936 British romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Cary Grant. It is a remake of the 1920 film The Amazing Quest of Mr. Ernest Bliss, based on The Curious Quest, a 1919 novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim. The film was issued in the United States in 1937 under the title The Amazing Adventure (and subsequently Romance and Riches), but edited down to 62 minutes from the reputed original UK running time of 80 minutes. All currently circulating copies are of the US edit, but the British Film Institute has several archive prints of 77 minutes in length. The film is in the public domain and appears on many budget VHS and DVD releases. As a non-US film that was not under copyright in its country of origin on 1 January 1996, it was not eligible for GATT. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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