In an effort to subdue a bout of depression, Ernest Bliss, a British millionaire playboy (Cary Grant), makes a 50,000 pound bet with a psychiatrist (Peter Gawthorne) that he can become a famous business tycoon without using his family's inheritance. Bliss, who has never worked a day in his life, proceeds to spend the next year .. Read more
| Starring | Cary Grant, Mary Brian, Henry Kendall, Garry Marsh |
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| Director | Alfred Zeisler |
| Genres | Comedy |
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In an effort to subdue a bout of depression, Ernest Bliss, a British millionaire playboy (Cary Grant), makes a 50,000 pound bet with a psychiatrist (Peter Gawthorne) that he can become a famous business tycoon without using his family's inheritance. Bliss, who has never worked a day in his life, proceeds to spend the next year struggling to make his way without touching a drop of the cash that was willed to him. This comedy is based on the novel THE AMAZING QUEST OF ERNEST BLISS.
| Starring | Cary Grant, Mary Brian, Henry Kendall, Garry Marsh, Leon M. Lion, Peter Gawthorne, John Turnbull |
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| Director | Alfred Zeisler |
| Studio | DELTA VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 8 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1937 To Rent: DVD: 01 Apr 2002 |
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A old fashioned morality play
The amazing adventure is an old fashioned morality play in every sense of the phrase.
Our hero Ernest Bliss (Cary Grant on autopilot) is simply too ... read more »
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Fun early Cary
This is a really creaky old film, sadly typical of British productions of the day, but it boasts Cary Grant and a really fascinating, of-its-time plot, making ... read more »
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Probably only for Cary fans...
This is a fairly standard earlier Cary Grant, feels like it was made before the classic 'Bringing Up Baby' rather than after. Quite stilted acting, ... read more »
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Viva Laserlight
Quite a crisp little film on a standard post-depression theme, with Cary Grant back in Britain after having made about twenty films in rapid succession in ... read more »
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