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A joyously exciting romance, with a "catch" to it!
According to the terms of a will two strangers must marry. Leila (Jessie Matthews) is an English widow, and Fergus (Ian Hunter) is a Canadian bachelor. Both are bequeathed a fortune, but there is a condition to receive it; the two must marry within a year. To aid matters, Leila disguises herself as Fergus' maid, and the two begin to fall in love. However, when Fergus discovers the truth, he is less than pleased by the deception.Read moreLess
According to the terms of a will two strangers must marry. Leila (Jessie Matthews) is an English widow, and Fergus (Ian Hunter) is a Canadian bachelor. Both are bequeathed a fortune, but there is a condition to receive it; the two must marry within a year. To aid matters, Leila disguises herself as Fergus' maid, and the two begin to fall in love. However, when Fergus discovers the truth, he is less than pleased by the deception.
The story
According to the terms of a will two strangers must marry. Leila (Jessie Matthews) is an English widow, and Fergus (Ian Hunter) is a Canadian bachelor. Both are bequeathed a fortune, but there is a condition to receive it; the two must marry within a year. To aid matters, Leila disguises herself as Fergus' maid, and the two begin to fall in love. However, when Fergus discovers the truth, he is less than pleased by the deception.
Cast & crew
Jessie MatthewsLeslie Farrar
Ian HunterFergus Wimbush
Frederick KerrBunston
Benny FieldsJonothan
Margaret YardeMrs. Hubbard
Kathleen HarrisonMartha
Herbert LomasJake
Laurence HanrayDuncan
Kenneth KoveVicar
Sybil GroveVicar's Wife
Percy ParsonsHogbin
Bill ShineButcher's Delivery BoyExplore the crew
- Director
- Sinclair Hill
- Producer
- Michael Balcon
- Writer
- W.P. Lipscomb
- Director of Photography
- Leslie Rowson