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An Ideal Husband

1947

1 hr. 36 min.

Comedy

Drama

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Mrs. Cheveley (Paulette Goddard) blackmails Sir Robert (Hugh Williams) with his Suez Canal indiscretion.

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Georgan G

3 & 1/4 stars. Double blackmail is another amazing work by Oscar Wilde. This was not a major film production, but part of a collection by BBC.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/07/24

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Tom M

Good Wilde adaptation. Goddard is perfectly evil and Wilding is his usual suave self.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/15/21

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joe m

Enjoyable oldie with some gorgeous sets and gowns. Goddard is very campy as Mrs Cheveley and supported by stellar British cast.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Paulette enjoys her role as the dastardly Mrs. Cheveley, Glynis Johns is a droll delight as Mabel and Constance Collier very funny as Lady Markby but everybody else is rather stiff. Still a good adaptation of the Wilde comedy of manners.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Why aren't all comedies as good as this?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Alexander Korda

Director

Paulette Goddard

Mrs. Laura Cheveley

Michael Wilding

Viscount Arthur Goring

Hugh Williams

Sir Robert Chiltern

Diana Wynyard

Lady Gertrude Chiltern

C. Aubrey Smith

Earl of Caversham

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The talented film-maker turns a marvelously raw play into a mediocre drawing room comedy.

Rated: C+

May 25, 2014

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Synopsis

Mrs. Cheveley (Paulette Goddard) blackmails Sir Robert (Hugh Williams) with his Suez Canal indiscretion.

Director: Alexander Korda
Screenwriter: Lajos Biró
Production Co: London Film Production
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English (United Kingdom)