THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (1952)
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The Importance of Being Earnest
They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!
Comedy
June 2, 1952
English
1h 35m
England
Javelin Films
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
Cast & Characters
Michael Redgrave
Ernest Worthing
Michael Denison
Algernon Moncrieff
Edith Evans
Lady Bracknell
Joan Greenwood
Gwendolen Fairfax
Dorothy Tutin
Cecily Cardew
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Prism
Miles Malleson
Canon Chasuble
Richard Wattis
Seton
Walter Hudd
Lane
Aubrey Mather
Merriman
Ivor Barnard
Conductor (Uncredited)
Crew
Anthony Asquith
Director
Anthony Asquith
Screenplay
Benjamin Frankel
Original Music Composer
Desmond Dickinson
Director of Photography
Teddy Baird
Producer
Earl St. John
Executive Producer