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French Leave (1937)

French Leave poster
Directed by
Norman Lee
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy of romantic misunderstandings and mistaken identities among British society. Based on a stage play, the film follows characters in love and conflict.

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What happens

French Leave is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Betty Lynne, Edmund Breon and John Longden. It was based on a play by Reginald Berkeley which had previously been made into a film of the same title in 1930. It was made at Welwyn Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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