Spring in Park Lane

Spring in Park Lane

Nature Never Runs Out of Ideas

NR 1948 · 91 min · ★ 7.1 · Comedy

Life in the normally tranquil high society home of Joshua Howard is disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious footman in this sparkling British romantic comedy hit. Richard acts like anything but a servant. He has aristocratic airs and graces, an expert knowledge of fine art and can play classical music and boogie-woogie on a grand piano with equal aplomb. And is that an Old Etonian tie he's wearing? Judy, is determined to discover Richard's true identity and the reason he's posing as a lowly footman. Bored with the attentions of vain movie stars and eccentric minor nobility, she's captivated by his easy-going charm and ready to fall. But will his scandalous secret come between them and true happiness?

Directed by Herbert Wilcox · Written by Nicholas Phipps

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Anna Neagle Judy Howard
Michael Wilding Lord Richard
Tom Walls Uncle Joshua Howard
Peter Graves Basil Maitland
Marjorie Fielding Mildred Howard
Nigel Patrick Mr. Bacon
G.H. Mulcaster Perkins
Josephine Fitzgerald Kate O'Malley
Lana Morris Rosie
Nicholas Phipps Marquis of Borechester
Catherine Paul Lady Borechester
Tom Walls Jr. "Smiler" Bates

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