Clothes and the Woman
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| Directed by | Albert de Courville |
| Written by | Franz Schulz F. McGrew Willis |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Curt Courant |
| Edited by | Frank Clarke |
| Music by | M. De Wolfe |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Clothes and the Woman is a 1937 British romance film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Rod La Rocque, Tucker McGuire and Constance Collier. [2] It was written by Franz Schulz and F. McGrew Willis and made at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire.[3]
Preservation status
The British Film Institute National Archive holds a collection of ephemera and stills but no film or video materials.[2]
Synopsis
While enjoying a holiday in the resort of Cannes, a young woman meets and falls in love with a man. However, worried that she is too plain she decides to dress more fashionably.
Cast
- Rod La Rocque as Eric Thrale
- Tucker McGuire as Joan Moore
- Constance Collier as Eugenia
- George E. Stone as Count Bernhardt
- Dorothy Dare as Carol Dixon
- Alastair Sim as Francois
- Mona Goya as Cecilie
- Mary Cole as Marie Thrale
- Jim Gérald as Enrico Castigliani
- Renee Gadd as schoolmistress
Reception
Kine Weekly wrote: "Frivolous romantic comedy fashioned on stereotyped lines. There is some point to the story, but so casual is the treatment that few will grasp it. ... Both the technical work and the direction are slip-shod. The Continental settings never for a moment convince, while the development is hampered by much superfluous by-play. By the time the story does reach conclusions it is too late to recognise humour in its objective. However, one or two players entertain individually, and it is to them that the comedy owes a few laughs."[4]
The Daily Film Renter wrote: "This rather thin story is put over in a somewhat confused fashion, while action takes a back seat in favour of dialogue that can hardly be described as witty."[5]
Picture Show wrote: "This is much ado about nothing, and not too well done."[1]
References
- 1 2 "Clothes and the Woman". Picture Show. 37 (961): 21. 25 September 1937. ProQuest 1879645326.
- 1 2 "Clothes and the Woman". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022.
- ↑ "Clothes and the Woman". Kine Weekly. 245 (1577): 45. 8 July 1937. ProQuest 2339637352.
- ↑ "Clothes and the Woman". The Daily Film Renter (3): 4. 3 July 1937. ProQuest 2826332292.