Patricia Gets Her Man is a 1937 British romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Purdell and starring Hans Söhnker, Lesley Brook and Edwin Styles.[1] The screenplay concerns a woman who attempts to attract a film star.

Patricia Gets Her Man
Directed byReginald Purdell
Written by
Produced byIrving Asher
Starring
CinematographyBasil Emmott
Production
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Warner Brothers-First National Productions
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • March 1937 (1937-03)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It was made at Teddington Studios as a quota quickie by Warner Brothers.[2]

Plot summary

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In an effort to attract a film star a woman pays another man to pretend to be a suitor in order to provoke jealously in the star. However, she soon begins to fall in love with her hired partner.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Chibnall p.290

Bibliography

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  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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