Rookery Nook (film)
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| Directed by | Tom Walls |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by |
W. P. Lipscomb Ben Travers |
| Based on | the farce by Ben Travers |
| Starring | Tom Walls Ralph Lynn Winifred Shotter Mary Brough |
| Cinematography |
Bernard Knowles William Shenton |
| Edited by | Maclean Rogers (uncredited) |
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| Distributed by |
Woolf & Freedman Film Service (UK) MGM (US) |
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Release date
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11 February 1930 (London) (UK) 21 June 1930 (US) |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Rookery Nook is a 1930 film farce, directed by Tom Walls, with a script by Ben Travers. It is a screen adaptation of the original 1926 Aldwych farce of the same title. The film was known in the U.S. as One Embarrassing Night.
Rhoda Marley seeks refuge overnight from a tyrannical stepfather in the house of Gerald Popkiss. He is alone there, as his wife is away; fearing a scandal he attempts to conceal Rhoda's presence from nosy domestic staff and his in-laws, with the help of his cousin Clive. Eventually all is explained, Gerald and his wife are reconciled, and Clive pairs off with Rhoda.
Cast members marked * were the creators of the roles in the original stage production.
Rookery Nook was voted the best British movie of 1930.
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