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The Man in the Mirror

The Man in the Mirror

1936Movie⏱️ 1h 11m
FantasyComedy
6
IMDB Rating
198 votes

A mild-mannered, somewhat mousy man is astounded when his reflection in a mirror comes to life and begins to do all the wild and crazy things that he always wanted to but never could.

Director
Maurice Elvey
Writers
William Garrett, F. McGrew Willis, Hugh Mills
Stars
Edward Everett Horton, Genevieve Tobin, Ursula Jeans
Release Date
April 24, 1937
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 6
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
as Jeremy Dilke
Genevieve Tobin
Genevieve Tobin
as Helen Dilke
Ursula Jeans
Ursula Jeans
as Veronica Tarkington
Garry Marsh
Garry Marsh
as Tarkington
Aubrey Mather
Aubrey Mather
as The Bogus of Bokhara
Alastair Sim
Alastair Sim
as Interpreter
Renee Gadd
Renee Gadd
as Miss Blake
👤
Viola Compton
as Mrs. Massiter
👤
Stafford Hilliard
as Dr. Graves
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
as The Earl of Wigan

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
J.H. Studios, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
Production
J H Productions

🏷️ Keywords

alter ego

🎯 Categories

ComedyFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

Superior Production from Twickenham
by malcolmgsw2015-07-05
6/10

"Twickenham and Julius Hagen in the 1930s were synonymous with quota quickies.However this has far superior production values together with2 America actors,Edward Everett Horton and Genevieve Tobin as the leads.Everetts alter ego comes out of the mirror and replaces him.He actually makes loves to his wife,is friendly to his mother in law,shows great financial acumen and outwits his partner Garry Marsh.Horton gives his usual first class performance.The sets are absolutely marvelous a riot of art deco.Maybe it was investing in films of this quality that sent Hagen into bankruptcy and the end of h..."

💡 Did You Know?

This film's first USA telecast took place on New York City's pioneer television station W2XBS Sunday 31 March 1940. It is one of over 200 titles in the list of independent feature films made available for television presentation by Advance Television Pictures announced in Motion Picture Herald 4 April 1942. At this time, television broadcasting was in its infancy, almost totally curtailed by the advent of World War II, and would not continue to develop until 1945-1946. Post-WWII television viewers got their first look it in Los Angeles Wednesday 23 February 1949 on KFI (Channel 9), in Atlanta Tuesday 8 March 1949 on newly launched WAGA (Channel 5), in New York City Friday 22 April 1949 on WPIX (Channel 11), in Boston Sunday 28 August 1949 on WBZ (Channel 4), in Cincinnati Tuesday 4 October 1949 on WKRC (Channel 11), and in Salt Lake City Tuesday 25 October 1949 on KDYL (Channel 4).

📖 Synopsis

A mild-mannered, somewhat mousy man is astounded when his reflection in a mirror comes to life and begins to do all the wild and crazy things that he always wanted to but never could.