English Without Tears (original title) (1944)
(aka Her Man Gilbey)
Approved | 1h 17min | Comedy, Romance, War | 22 December 1944 (Sweden)
While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her Ladyship's niece is falling in love with the family butler, Tom Gilbey. The birds are forgotten when war breaks out, and Gilbey now finds himself in love with the niece whose love was previously unrequited.
Director: Harold French
Writers: Anatole de Grunwald, Terence Rattigan
Stars: Michael Wilding, Margaret Rutherford, Penelope Dudley-Ward
(aka Her Man Gilbey)
Approved | 1h 17min | Comedy, Romance, War | 22 December 1944 (Sweden)
While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her Ladyship's niece is falling in love with the family butler, Tom Gilbey. The birds are forgotten when war breaks out, and Gilbey now finds himself in love with the niece whose love was previously unrequited.
Director: Harold French
Writers: Anatole de Grunwald, Terence Rattigan
Stars: Michael Wilding, Margaret Rutherford, Penelope Dudley-Ward
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Short filmTranscript
00:00Come on, come on, come on, somebody.
00:05Evening, Frederick.
00:10Golly, I'm late again. Isn't it awful?
00:14Gil, you look all down in the dumps. Is anything wrong?
00:19We're all going to Geneva next week, miss.
00:21Geneva?
00:25Geneva?
00:27You don't mean to say Aunt Christabel's pulled it off at last?
00:30Yes, Miss Joan, your aunt has pulled it off at last.
00:33The old birds?
00:35The old birds, miss, yes.
00:38I say, the League of Nations and all that.
00:42Oh, Gilby, that's going to be rather fun, isn't it?
00:45Fun?
00:47Don't you hold to the League of Nations?
00:49Well, it's hardly my place to hold or not to hold to the League of Nations, Miss Joan.
00:52I dare say there is something to be said for the idea of bringing foreigners together.
00:56But it isn't only foreigners, Gilby, it's us too.
00:58We're all supposed to get together.
01:01I mean, we're members just like everybody else.
01:03Exactly, miss. And there, I fancy, is where the scheme will eventually break down.
01:06One cannot alter human nature.
01:08Foreigners, after all, are foreigners.
01:17Gilby, don't forget the ice cream.
01:20No, I won't, Miss Bobby.
01:23Gilby! Gilby!
01:26My lady?
01:28What British bird has four toes and a crooked spine?
01:31The common thrush, my lady.
01:33Yes, well then, look, what's that the skeleton of?
01:35Well, it could be a small, deformed quail, my lady.
01:39Nonsense, it's not a game bird at all.
01:41It's a poor, murdered, defenseless thrush.
01:43I've sent for Monsieur Roland. He must explain this outrage.
01:46In the meantime, take away this poor, tortured friend.
01:49Yes, my lady.
01:51Good evening, Mr. Dawson.
01:52Evening, Mr. Gilby.
01:53Evening, my lad.
01:54Evening, Mr. Gilby.
01:55Father, grandfather, rich old Tony.
01:57Ah, thank you, my lad.
01:58Free rich old Tony, my lad.
02:02Dad, I'm thinking of giving in my notice.
02:05My boy, that's no way to talk.
02:07What's the trouble?
02:08Well, Lady Christabel's taking me to Geneva.
02:10Oh, is that so?
02:11Yes, it is.
02:12Well, I've got to go.
02:13I've got to go.
02:14I've got to go.
02:15I've got to go.
02:16I've got to go.
02:17I've got to go.
02:18I've got to go.
02:19I've got to go.
02:20She's taking me to Geneva.
02:21Oh, is that all?
02:22Well, isn't that enough?
02:23My boy, in our vacation, there are many arduous and unpleasant duties which we are called upon from time to time to perform.
02:31Now, accompanying one's mistress abroad is no pleasant duty, as I quite understand.
02:37But, if you are ordered to go to Geneva, you'll go to Geneva and like it.
02:43Do I make myself plain?
02:45Yes, Grandfather, I'll go to Geneva and like it.