Canaries Sometimes Sing

Canaries Sometimes Sing is a 1930 British romantic comedy film, directed by Tom Walls. The film is a fourhander, starring Walls, Cathleen Nesbitt, Athole Stewart and Yvonne Arnaud. It is a screen version of the witty and sophisticated comedy of manners play by Frederick Lonsdale, which had been a big critical and popular success when premiered at Londons Globe Theatre in 1929, with Stewart and Arnaud cast in the roles which they would recreate in the film. A surviving review of the film notes favourably Glittering, superficial, but very skilful...superbly played.

Geoffreys old college friend Ernest Melton Stewart and his French wife Elma Arnaud arrive at the Lymes country home for a weekend visit. Ernest is an archetypal upperclass twit, wealthy but not overly bright, and completely cowed and dominated by the selfassured and outspoken Elma. He too finds married life less than satisfactory.Anne immediately goes into full desperatetoimpress mode and, to Geoffreys amusement, Ernest seems completely charmed and captivated by her ludicrous airs and pretentions, while Anne is thrilled to have found an appreciative audience. Geoffrey meanwhile is strongly attracted to the feisty Elma, and his interest is apparently reciprocated. As the pair discuss their respective spouses with withering scorn, they realise that all four are married to the wrong person. They hatch a plan to throw Anne and Ernest together as much as possible in the hope that they will compromise themselves. ........

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