On Approval
1944 · Movie · 1h 20m
ComedyRomance
"It's SCANDALOUSly Funny!"
Overview
Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away with her for a month to see if they are compatible, the fireworks begin.
Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Key crew
- Clive BrookDirector
- Terence YoungWriter
- William AlwynOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Clive BrookGeorge, 10th Duke of Bristol
- Beatrice LillieMaria Wislack
- Googie WithersHelen Hale
- Roland CulverRichard Halton
- O.B. ClarenceDr. Graham
- Laurence HanrayParkes
- Elliott MasonMrs. McCosh
- Hay PetrieLandlord
- Mollie MunksJeannie
- E. V. H. EmmettNarrator
Stills
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Themes
scotlanddukebased on play or musicalvictorian englandheiresswealthy widowdream sequencetrial marriage19th centurypenniless aristocrat