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His Lordship (1932 film)

1932 British film by Michael Powell

Oliver Madox Hueffer (novel)
Ralph Smart

Produced byJerome JacksonStarring

Jerry Verno
Janet McGrew
Ben Welden
Polly Ward

CinematographyGeoffrey FaithfullEdited byArthur SeabourneMusic byRichard Addinsell
with song by Leslie Holmes and Clay Keyes
Musical direction by Maurice WinnickDistributed byUnited Artists

Release date

5 December 1932 (1932-12-05) (UK)

Running time

79 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

His Lordship is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Michael Powell. It was made as a Quota quickie.

Plot

Cheerful Cockney plumber Bert Gibbs inherits a title from his socialist trade unionist father and becomes Lord Thornton Heath. However, then he meets up with movie star Ilya Myona and when his mother asks about her, Bert implies they are engaged. After some adventures with some dubious Russian types, Bert's girl Lenina eventually wins him back.

Cast

Jerry Verno as Bert Gibbs aka Albert Lord Thornheath
Ben Welden as Washington Roosevelt Lincoln
Polly Ward as Leninia
Peter Gawthorne as Ferguson, the Butler
Muriel George as Mrs. Emma Gibbs
Michael Hogan as Comrade Curzon
V.C. Clinton-Baddeley as Comrade Howard

Legacy

His Lordship was declared to be "Missing, Believed Lost" by the British Film Institute, but a copy was subsequently found.^[1] It was put onto safety film and shown at the NFT in 2000. It proved popular with audiences as a camp classic.^[2]

References

Notes

^ "Lost Then Found". British Film Institute. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
^ "His Lordship *** (1932, dir Michael Powell) – Classic Movie Review 1258". Derek Winnert. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

Bibliography

Chibnal, Steve. Quota Quickies : The Birth of the British 'B' Film. London: BFI, 2007. ISBN 1-84457-155-6
Powell, Michael. A Life in Movies: An Autobiography. London: Heinemann, 1986. ISBN 0-434-59945-X.