The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. Most of the 232 1930s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
After receiving an advance inheritance, a bored London couple set off on a world cruise hoping to rejuvenate their marriage and escape their dull routine. But newfound wealth and freedom only expose deeper cracks in their relationship, as each becomes infatuated with someone else. Their journey through exotic ports and mounting disillusionment ultimately brings them face to face with the fragility—and resilience—of love.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic69/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
112 audience votes
Key crew
- Adolph HallisOriginal Music Composer
- Alfred HitchcockDirector
Cast
- Henry KendallFred Hill
- Joan BarryEmily Hill
- Percy MarmontCommander Gordon
- Betty AmannThe Princess
- Elsie RandolphThe Old Maid
- Aubrey DexterColonel (uncredited)
- Hannah JonesMrs. Porter (uncredited)
- Arty AshShip Steward (uncredited)
- Bill ShineMan Eating on London Underground (uncredited)
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Themes
inheritanceblack and white