To Oblige a Lady
Introduction '''''To Oblige a Lady''''' is a 1931 British comedy film directed by H. Manning Haynes and starring Maisie Gay, Warwick Ward, Lilian Oldland, Haddon Mason and James Carew. The film is based on a play by Edgar Wallace. It was produced at Beaconsfield Studios as a quota quickie for release as a second feature.
Plot A couple rent a luxury flat and try to pass it off as their own in order to impress a wealthy relative.
Cast * Maisie Gay as Mrs Harris* Warwick Ward as George Pinder* Lilian Oldland as Betty Pinder* Haddon Mason as John Pendergast* James Carew as Sir Henry Markham* Annie Esmond as Mrs Higgins
References
Bibliography * Chibnall, Steve. ''Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film''. British Film Institute, 2007. *Wood, Linda. ''British Films, 1927–1939''. British Film Institute, 1986.