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A penniless woman’s attempts at matchmaking her way to riches go awry when her son falls for the wrong daughter of a nobleman.
Comedy 1941 94 mins
Director: Walter C. Mycroft
Overview
Penniless Tiny Fox-Collier and her carefree bachelor son Tony descend on the Irish country estate of her old flame Sir Richard Furze, in the hope of matchmaking Tony with his beautiful, but haughty daughter Joan. Unfortunately it seems Tony only has eyes for Joan’s spirited younger sister, Baby...
Hitchcock heroine Nova Pilbeam demonstrates her considerable flair for comedy in this popular wartime adaptation of the hit play by Irish author Molly Keane (a.k.a. M.J. Farrell) and John Perry, which also features Margaret Rutherford in a dependably lively turn as an eccentric aunt.
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