The Importance of Being Earnest

7.2 1952 Anthony Asquith 1h 35m
Comedy
The Importance of Being Earnest

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

Michael Redgrave Michael Redgrave Ernest Worthing
Michael Denison Michael Denison Algernon Moncrieff
Edith Evans Edith Evans Lady Bracknell
Joan Greenwood Joan Greenwood Gwendolen Fairfax
Dorothy Tutin Dorothy Tutin Cecily Cardew
Margaret Rutherford Margaret Rutherford Miss Prism
Miles Malleson Miles Malleson Canon Chasuble
Richard Wattis Richard Wattis Seton

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