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The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

Comedy

They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!

Release Date: 1952, June 2
Directors: Anthony Asquith
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Javelin Films, Javelin Films, British Film-Makers, Javelin Films, British Film-Makers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation, British Film-Makers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Cast: Ivor Barnard, Richard Wattis, Joan Greenwood, Aubrey Mather, Michael Redgrave, Miles Malleson, Dorothy Tutin, Michael Denison, Edith Evans, Margaret Rutherford, Walter Hudd

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

love triangle based on play or musical marriage mistaken identity etiquette