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Mood:
- EmotionalHumorousSincereTouching
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Plot:
- Social DifferencesLove and RomanceMaster and ServantSoldierFall in LoveWartime LifeMilitarySociety more...
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Genres:
- RomanceWarForeignComedyPeriod
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Place:
- EnglandSwitzerland
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Humor:
- Satire
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Look:
- B&W
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English Without Tears, 1944
English
UK
Profile of English Without Tears
English Without Tears can be described as emotional, sincere, and touching. The plot revolves around social differences, love and romance, and masters and servants. Its comic aspect comes from satire. English Without Tears's main genres are foreign, romance, and war. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in Switzerland and England. Visually, English Without Tears is black and white.
Summary of English Without Tears
Joan Heseltine (Penelope Dudley-Ward), a member of a wealthy British clan, falls in love with her aunt's family butler, Tom Gilbey (Michael Wilding), despite the impossibility of them making a match. When World War II breaks out, however, their situation changes drastically. Tom goes off to fight and returns as an army officer, which considerably raises his social status. Unfortunately, Joan's heart appears to have moved on in Tom's absence.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | UK |
| Release date: | 8 June 1949 |
| Runtime: | 89 min |
Cast and Crew
as Tom Gilbey
as Joan Heseltine
as Brigid Knudsen
as François de Freycinet
