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Curtain Up

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A stage director (Robert Morley) clashes with the author (Margaret Rutherford) of a play being done by a little theater group.

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Harold Whitehead Montreal Gazette 09/20/2022
There is enough slapstick comedy during the run of the production to keep everyone amused. Go to Full Review MFB Critics Monthly Film Bulletin 01/25/2018
The laurels go to Margaret Rutherford as the author. Her personality endows this film with a striking comedy performance. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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02/23/2017 a gentle British comedy where a local amateur dramatic group try to put on a challenging play which becomes more difficult when the author turns up. See more 04/01/2013 One of the best openings of any film about the back stage workings of theatre, all the joys / laughs and pains of putting on a show See more 12/22/2011 Robert Morley, Margaret Rutherford, and Kay Kendall star in this classic comedy romp about a low budget theatre where each actor has a story to tell , but the rehersals just dont seem to get done, will the play ever appear on stage in time, with all the interuption ? the cast is outstanding ,sadly Kay Kendall died just 7 years after the film was made at the young age of 33 See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Ralph Smart

Director

Robert Morley

W.H. "Harry" Derwent Blacker

Margaret Rutherford

Catherine Beckwith

Olive Sloane

Maud Baron

Kay Kendall

Sandra Beverley

Joan Rice

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Movie Info

Synopsis A stage director (Robert Morley) clashes with the author (Margaret Rutherford) of a play being done by a little theater group.
Director
Ralph Smart
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 21m