Quiet Wedding

Quiet Wedding

Directed by	Anthony Asquith
Produced by	Paul Soskin
Written by	Esther McCracken (play) Anatole de Grunwald Terence Rattigan
Starring	Margaret Lockwood Derek Farr Marjorie Fielding David Tomlinson
Music by	Nicholas Brodzsky
Cinematography	Bernard Knowles
Edited by	Reginald Beck
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures Universal Pictures
Release dates	19 April 1941 (1941-04-19)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Quiet Wedding is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr and Marjorie Fielding. The screenplay was written by Terence Rattigan and Anatole de Grunwald based on the play Quiet Wedding by Esther McCracken which was later remade as Happy Is the Bride.

Premise

A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic adventures before their wedding day.^[1]

Cast

Margaret Lockwood as Janet Royd
Derek Farr as Dallas Chaytor
Marjorie Fielding as Mildred Royd
A. E. Matthews as Arthur Royd
Athene Seyler as Aunt Mary
Jean Cadell as Aunt Florence
Margaretta Scott as Marcia
David Tomlinson as John Royd
Sidney King as Denys
Peggy Ashcroft as Flower Lisle
Frank Cellier as Mr. Clayton
Roland Culver as Boofy Ponsonby
Michael Shepley as Marcia's Husband
Muriel Pavlow as Miranda
Margaret Halstan as Lady Yeldham
Roddy Hughes as Vicar
O. B. Clarence as First Magistrate
Margaret Rutherford as Second Magistrate
Wally Patch as Third Magistrate
Martita Hunt as Madame Mirelle, the dressmaker
Charles Carson as Johnson
Bernard Miles as Constable
Terry-Thomas (uncredited) as an extra

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote, "a foreword to the film states that its production was interrupted five times when Nazi bombs exploded on the studio, but all their destructive fury has left no visible mark on the quiet humor and the atmosphere of hearthside warmth that permeate this wisp of a tale about a young couple on the eve of their marriage...Anthony Asquith has directed with tender appreciation of his material this completely unpretentious and charming film, the component parts of which are as delicately balanced as the mechanism of a watch."^[2]

References

↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | QUIET WEDDING (1941)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
↑ "Movie Review - Quiet Wedding - At the Little Carnegie - NYTimes.com". nytimes.com.

External links

Quiet Wedding at the Internet Movie Database
Quiet Wedding at AllMovie
Quiet Wedding at Britmovie

The films of Anthony Asquith

Feature films

Silent films	Shooting Stars (1927) Underground (1928) The Runaway Princess (1929) A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929)

Sound films	Tell England (1931) The Lucky Number (1932) Dance Pretty Lady (1932) Unfinished Symphony (1934) Moscow Nights (1935) Pygmalion (1938) French Without Tears (1940) Freedom Radio (1941) Quiet Wedding (1941) Cottage to Let (1941) Uncensored (1942) We Dive at Dawn (1943) The Demi-Paradise (1943) Fanny by Gaslight (1944) The Way to the Stars (1945) While the Sun Shines (1947) The Winslow Boy (1948) The Woman in Question (1950) The Browning Version (1951) The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) The Final Test (1953) The Net (1953) The Young Lovers (1954) Carrington V.C. (1955) Orders to Kill (1958) The Doctor's Dilemma (1958) Libel (1959) The Millionairess (1960) Two Living, One Dead (1961) Guns of Darkness (1962) The V.I.P.s (movie) (1963) The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)

Short films

The Story of Papworth (1936)
Channel Incident (1940)
Rush Hour (1941)
Two Fathers (1944)
On Such a Night (1956)

Works by Terence Rattigan

Plays	First Episode (1933) A Tale of Two Cities (1935) French Without Tears (1936) After the Dance (1939) Follow My Leader (1940) Grey Farm (1940) Flare Path (1942) While the Sun Shines (1943) Love In Idleness (1944) The Winslow Boy (1946) The Browning Version (1948) Harlequinade (1948) Adventure Story (1949) Who Is Sylvia? (1950) The Deep Blue Sea (1952) The Sleeping Prince (1953) Separate Tables (1954) Variations on a Theme (1958) Ross (1960) Man and Boy (1963) A Bequest to the Nation (1970) In Praise of Love (1973) Before Dawn (1973) All on Her Own (1974) Cause Célèbre (1975/77)

Films and TV	The Belles of St. Clements (1936) Gypsy (1937) French Without Tears (1940) Quiet Wedding (1941) The Day Will Dawn (1942) Uncensored (1942) English Without Tears (1944) The Way to the Stars (1945) While the Sun Shines (1947) Brighton Rock (1947) Bond Street (1948) The Winslow Boy (1948) The Browning Version (1951) The Sound Barrier (1952) The Final Test (1953) The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955) The Deep Blue Sea (1955) The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) Separate Tables (1958) The V.I.P.s (movie) (1963) The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) Nelson (1966) Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) Bequest to the Nation (1973) The Browning Version (1994) The Winslow Boy (1999)

Related works	Joie de Vivre (1960) The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963)

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