Missing, Believed Married
This long-lost British comedy features a wealthy heiress rescued from the clutches of a scheming foreigner by a pair of bumbling market traders. But the plot plays second fiddle to the comedic performances of stalwarts Wally Patch (one of Britain’s most prolific character actors) and the much-loved Margaret Rutherford. Patch and Vedey make a dynamic double-act whose clowning keeps the film zipping along, while Rutherford’s imperious proclamations on etiquette are priceless. Irene Handl adds some ooh-la-la to the role of a French maid, and director Carstairs ably keeps them all under control.
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Cast
13 people
Hazel Terry
Hermione Blakiston
Known for
The Servant
John Paddy Carstairs
Wally Patch
Flatiron Stubbs
Anthony Havelock-Allan
A.R. Rawlinson
Julian Vedey
Mario Moroni
Emilio Cargher
Emilio Graffia
Peter Coke
Peter
Margaret Rutherford
Lady Parke
Known for
Murder She Said
Chimes at Midnight
Charles Paton
Mr. Horton
Known for
Blackmail
Irene Handl
Chambermaid
George Turner
Bit Role
John Paddy Carstairs Director
United States release August 20, 1949
Production
British & Dominions Film Corporation
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Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 24, 1937
Theatrical
United States · August 20, 1949
Chicago, Illinois television premiere
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