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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
So This Is London
1939 1h 10m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
Comedy
Synopsis
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American (Churchill) in London dislikes England until his daughter (Lehmann) falls for the son (Granger) of the Lord (Drayton) with whom he wants to conclude a business deal.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Robertson Hare
Henry Honeycutt
Alfred Drayton
Lord Worthing
George Sanders
Dr. de Reseke
Berton Churchill
Hiram Draper
Fay Compton
Lady Worthing
Carla Lehmann
Elinor Draper
Stewart Granger
Laurence
Lily Cahill
Mrs. Draper
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Thornton Freeland
- Writers
- William M. Conselman, Douglas Furber, Tommy Phipps
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Thornton Freeland directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Robertson Hare and Alfred Drayton and George Sanders carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0033068 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 70 min · 1h 10m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Thornton Freeland
Production companies
Who made it
20th Century Fox
US
Key crew
- Theatre PlayArthur F. Goodrich
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- london, england
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1939-03-01
