The Great Garrick

The Great Garrick

Infobox Film
name = The Great Garrick


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director = James Whale
producer = Mervyn LeRoy
writer = Ernest Vajda (play)
Rowland Leigh (uncredited)
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starring = Brian Aherne
Olivia de Havilland
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distributor = Warner Bros.
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runtime = 89 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0028953

"The Great Garrick" (1937) is a motion picture directed by James Whale and starring Brian Aherne (as the famous eighteenth century actor David Garrick) and Olivia de Havilland. It also features Lionel Atwill, Edward Everett Horton, and Melville Cooper; a young Lana Turner has a bit part. The film was based on the play "Ladies and Gentlemen" by Ernest Vajda.

Plot

Director James Whale, well known for his witty horror films, tackled comedy head-on in this period piece, set in the 18th century. David Garrick (Brian Aherne) is a gifted but supremely arrogant British actor whose fame is exceeded only by his ego. After finishing a starring run at London's Drury Lane Theatre, Garrick informs the audience his next engagement will be at the Comédie Française in Paris, and adds that he plans to use the opportunity to teach the French a few things about acting.

Stung by the insult, the members of the Comédie Française plan to take their revenge by pulling an elaborate prank; on his first night in Paris, Garrick is taken to an inn where, unbeknown to him, the staff and clientele have been taken over by actors, who stage a lively evening for his benefit. Garrick soon sees through the ruse but plays along, and acts cool towards a lovely young woman, Germaine de la Corbe (Olivia de Havilland), even though he is smitten with her. After giving Germaine the brush off, Garrick informs the assembled thespians that he saw through their trick, only to discover that Germaine happened upon the inn by accident and wasn't part of the act. Garrick realizes he's alienated the woman who has stolen his heart, and his grief begins to affect his performance as Don Juan.

Cast

*Brian Aherne as David Garrick
*Olivia de Havilland as Germaine Dupont, Countess de la Corbe
*Edward Everett Horton as Tubby
*Melville Cooper as M. W. Picard
*Lionel Atwill as M. Beaumarchais
*Luis Alberni as Luis Basset
*Lana Turner as Mademoiselle Auber
*Marie Wilson as Mademoiselle Nicolle
*Linda Perry as Mademoiselle Molee
*Fritz Leiber as Horatio (in the play "Hamlet")

External links

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