No Funny Business

No Funny Business

No Funny Business is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Victor Hanbury and starring Laurence Olivier, Gertrude Lawrence, Jill Esmond and Edmund Breon[1]. The film is based around a comedy of errors during a divorce case[2] It was made at Ealing Studios.[3] Olivier had returned to Britain after his career, following an initial move to Hollywood, had faltered.[4]

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References

  1. ^ No Funny Business at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ No Funny Business at the British Film Institute
  3. ^ Munn p.44
  4. ^ Munn p.43-44

Bibliography

  • Munn, Michael. Lord Larry: The Secret Life of Laurence Olivier. Robson Books, 2007.

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