Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
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Michael Redgrave
Ernest Worthing
Michael Denison
Algernon Moncrieff
Edith Evans
Lady Bracknell
Joan Greenwood
Gwendolen Fairfax
Dorothy Tutin
Cecily Cardew
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Prism
Miles Malleson
Canon Chasuble
Richard Wattis
Seton
Walter Hudd
Lane
Aubrey Mather
Merriman
Director
Anthony Asquith
Screenplay
Anthony Asquith
Tagline
"They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Javelin Films, British Film-Makers, J. Arthur Rank Organisation
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