| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 31 min. 30 sec.) ; 530760026 bytes |
| Summary |
This star-studded version of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy maintains enormous amounts of charm. Jack and Algernon are two wealthy bachelors in love. Jack is in love with Gwendolyn, whilst Algernon is drawn to Jack's ward, Cecily. Complications arise through Jack's habit of presenting himself as Ernest, his imaginary brother, and Algernon's use of Ernest's name to simplify deceitful courtships. Thus, each of the girls believes she is engaged to Ernest, who in fact does not exist. Enter Gwendolen's mother, and matters become even more complicated |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Classification G ACMA |
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Feature films.
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Man-woman relationships.
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Manners and customs.
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Marriage proposals.
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Mistaken identity.
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Great Britain.
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Drama.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Asquith, Anthony, director
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Denison, Michael, actor.
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Evans, Edith, actor.
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Greenwood, Joan, actor
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Hudd, Walter, actor
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Malleson, Miles, actor.
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Mather, Aubrey, actor
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Redgrave, Michael, actor.
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Rutherford, Margaret, actor.
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Tutin, Dorothy, actor
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Wattis, Richard, actor.
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