French Without Tears (film)

French Without Tears is a 1939 British comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Ray Milland. It was based on the play of the same name by Terence Rattigan who also cowrote the script. An onoff working relationship between Asquith and Rattigan began with this film and continued over the nextyears.

Sky Movies described a sparkling version of Terence Rattigans comedy play. The import of Ellen Drew and Ray Milland from Hollywood ensured the films success worldwide. Writing for Allmovie, Hal Erickson wrote, much of the wit and zest of the original stage production has been blunted for the screen, moving one critic to describe French Without Tears as Comedy Without Laughs. In all fairness, however, the film does boast a hilarious drunk scene in a musty old French wine cellar.

Source: Wikipedia