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The Importance of Being Earnest

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Comedy drama based on the play by Oscar Wilde, and featuring Dorothy Tutin, who died earlier this month.
Two bachelors pretend to be called "Ernest" in order to court Gwendolen and Cecily. But events take a confused turn when both girls fall for Ernest's charms.
Review page 53.
(1952, U) (S) ****

Contributors

Based on the play by:
Oscar Wilde
Director:
Anthony Asquith
Jack Worthing:
Michael Redgrave
Algernon Moncrieff:
Michael Denison
Lady Bracknell:
Edith Evans
Cecily Cardew:
Dorothy Tutin
Gwendolen Fairfax:
Joan Greenwood
Miss Prism:
Margaret Rutherford
Source: Radio Times

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