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A historical romance between Lord Lovelace and Nell Gwynn. In Cromwellian England, royalists commission a barrow boy to carry a secret letter. Helped by Nell Gwynn, he succeeds after encounters with a castle ghost and custard pies.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 59GoodWatch 60
IMDb5.9
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10096Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1949
March 31, 1949
77 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 18 more34 people
- Margaret LockwoodNell Gwynne
- Jerry DesmondeCol. Lovelace
- Jack McNaughtonUriah Group
- Brian WorthTom Pride
- Edmund WillardOliver Cromwell
- Mary ClareMilady Doverhouse
- ADAlfie DeanMurdercasket
- AHAnthony HulmeCharles II
- Miles MallesonJudge Gorebucket
- Irene HandlLady Agnes
Joan YoungMaggie
Claude HulbertSylvester Clutterbuck
Michael BrennanBrother Barebones
Peter BullMosspot- VHVincent HolmanLord Doverhouse
John SalewSmug- DHDiana HopeLady Dolly
- JDJune DevonMaria
- LBLaurence BaskcombLord Bynge
- AHAnne HollandLady Bynge
- AVAnne ValeryHope
- VWValerie WynneDorothy
- BWBruce WalkerLovelace's Servant
Charles PatonMine Host
Directing · 4
- Walter Forde Director, Producer
- Tilly Day Continuity
- Roy Goddard Assistant Director
- Anthony Hearne Second Unit Director
Writing · 1
- Noel Langley Writer
Production · 3
- Maude Spector Casting
- Culley Forde Associate Producer
- Frank Bevis Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Jack Hildyard Director of Photography
- H. A. R. Thomson Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Alan Jaggs Editor
Sound · 5
- Lambert Williamson Music
- Muir Mathieson Music Director
- Desmond Dew Sound Recordist
- Eric Wood Sound Editor
- Reg Barnes Heath Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Carmen Dillon Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Eleanor Abbey Costume Design
- Tony Sforzini Makeup Supervisor
- Vivienne Walker Hair Supervisor
Other crew · 2
- Bryan Langley Special Effects
- Francis Carver Special Effects
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