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.
Cast
Crew
Anthony Asquith
Director, Screenplay
John D. Guthridge
Editor
Desmond Dickinson
Director of Photography
David W. Orton
Second Assistant Director
Robert Asher
Assistant Director
Earl St. John
Executive Producer
Teddy Baird
Producer
Arthur Alcott
Production Controller
David Harcourt
Camera Operator
Bert Batt
Third Assistant Camera
Weston Drury Jr.
Casting
Yvonne Caffin
Costume Supervisor
Dorothy Edwards
Wardrobe Supervisor
Beatrice Dawson
Costume Design
Biddy Chrystal
Hairstylist
George Blackler
Makeup Artist
Eric Wood
Sound Editor
John Dennis
Sound Recordist
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Recordist
Benjamin Frankel
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Arthur Taksen
Set Dresser
Harry Gillard
Still Photographer
Joan Davis
Continuity
Ernest Archer
Draughtsman
Peter Lamont
Draughtsman
John Box
Draughtsman
Roy Goddard
Production Manager
Oscar Wilde
Theatre Play
Carmen Dillon
Art Direction
Joan Bridge
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