How's Chances? (1934 film)
| The Diplomatic Lover | |
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| Directed by | Anthony Kimmins |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Norman Loudon |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Hans May |
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| Distributed by | Fox Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
How's Chances? (re-released in re-edited form in 1938 as Diplomatic Lover / The Bedroom Diplomat[1][2]) is a 1934 British musical romance film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Harold French, Tamara Desni and Davy Burnaby.[3] It was written by Ivar Campbell and Harry Graham, adapted from the 1932 play Der Frauendiplomat by Curt J. Braun and Bobby E. Lüthge. The film was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie for release by Fox Film.[4]
Preservation status
The British Film Institute National Archive holds the original 1934 release,[3] but not the 1938 re-issue.[1]
Plot
A young ambitious British diplomat goes to take up his post in an embassy abroad.
Cast
- Harold French as Nottingham
- Tamara Desni as Helen
- Davy Burnaby as Michelo
- Morton Selten as Sir Charles
- Reginald Gardiner as Dersingham
- Carol Rees as Dolores
- Peggy Novak as Olga
- Percy Walsh as Castellano
- Andreas Malandrinos as Machulla Ahab
Reception
Original 1934 release
The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Brightly presented, embellished with occasional songs, and excellently photographed, film holds interest throughout, although more might have been made of theme. Song numbers are catchy, the best of them being well rendered by Tamara Desni. "[5]
1938 re-release
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The film is slow in places, but the photography is good, and there are some novel and amusing incidents. The acting is good on the whole."[2]
See also
- The Ladies Diplomat (1932)
References
- 1 2 "The Diplomatic Lover". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- 1 2 "The Diplomatic Lover". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 6 (61): 39. 1 January 1939. ProQuest 1305807485.
- 1 2 "How's Chances?". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- ↑ Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007. p. 278.
- ↑ "How's Chances?". The Daily Film Renter (2265): 6. 6 June 1934. ProQuest 3304713067.