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Men Are Not Gods

Men Are Not Gods

1936Movie⏱️ 1h 22mNot Rated
Drama
6
IMDB Rating
363 votes

Actor Edmund Davey becomes a star overnight when his wife and co-star teams up with the secretary of a noted stage critic to produce a glowing review of his 'Othello'.

Director
Walter Reisch
Writers
Walter Reisch, G.B. Stern, Iris Wright
Stars
Miriam Hopkins, Gertrude Lawrence, Sebastian Shaw
Release Date
January 18, 1937
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
💬 13
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Miriam Hopkins
Miriam Hopkins
as Ann Williams
Gertrude Lawrence
Gertrude Lawrence
as Barbara Halford
Sebastian Shaw
Sebastian Shaw
as Edmond Davey
Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison
as Tommy Stapledon
A.E. Matthews
A.E. Matthews
as T. H. Skeates
👤
Val Gielgud
as The Producer
👤
Laura Smithson
as Katherine
👤
Lawrence Grossmith
as Stanley
👤
Sybil Grove
as Painter
👤
Winifred Willard
as Mrs. Williams

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Hyde Park, Westminster, Greater London, England, UK
Production
London Film Productions

🏷️ Keywords

secretarylovejealousycriticactor

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

A drama that can't make it's mind up
by vampire_hounddog2020-07-28
4/10

"A secretary (Miriam Hopkins) who works for a newspaper alters her theatre critic boss's (A.E. Matthews) review of newcomer Edmond Davey (Sebastian Shaw) in his role as 'Othello' at the behest of the actor's wife (Gertrude Lawrence). She ends up losing her job, but becomes obsessed with the actor and viewing as many performances as she can. He gets to know her and wants a relationship with the woman which leads to near tragic results. An at times rather muddled melodrama that seems all over the place as it neither knows whether to be a comedy, melodrama, romance or even mus..."

💡 Did You Know?

According to a studio press book on this movie, the demolition of the Alhambra Theatre was delayed so that it could be used for staging the play "Othello" for this production.

📖 Synopsis

Actor Edmund Davey becomes a star overnight when his wife and co-star teams up with the secretary of a noted stage critic to produce a glowing review of his 'Othello'.