His Lordship | |
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Directed by | Michael Powell |
Written by |
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Produced by | Jerome Jackson |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
Edited by | Arthur Seabourne |
Music by |
Richard Addinsell with song by Leslie Holmes and Clay Keyes Musical direction by Maurice Winnick |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | 5 December 1932 (UK) |
Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
His Lordship is a 1932 British musical comedy film directed by Michael Powell. It was made as a Quota quickie.
Cheerful Cockney plumber Bert Gibbs inherits a title from his socialist trade unionist father and becomes Lord Thornton Heath. However, then he meets up with movie star Ilya Myona and when his mother asks about her, Bert implies they are engaged. After some adventures with some dubious Russian types, Bert's girl Lenina eventually wins him back.
His Lordship was declared to be "Missing, Believed Lost" by the British Film Institute, but a copy was subsequently found. [1] It was put onto safety film and shown at the NFT in 2000. It proved popular with audiences as a camp classic. [2]