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A Damsel in Distress

With Sword in Hand He Goes to the Head of the Clash!

6.5(39)19371h 41m1

Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she'll choose, with young Albert wagering on 'Mr. X'. After Alyce goes to London to meet a beau she is restricted to the castle to curb her scandalous behavior. Albert then summons Jerry to Alyce's aid in order to 'protect his investment'.

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Status
Released
Budget
$1M
Box office
$1.5M
Language
English
  • dancing
  • london, england
  • arranged marriage
  • musical
  • ballroom dancing
  • secretary
  • singing
  • black and white
  • class differences
  • aristocrat

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG19 Nov 1937
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU6 Dec 1937

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A Damsel in Distress was released on 19 November 1937.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/20/2022

    7/10

    There is something oddly static about this self adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse's comedy romance. Joan Fontaine is "Lady Alyce" an heiress who casually meets visiting dancer/composer Fred Astaire ("Jerry") on a trip to London. Their romance is soon smouldering (well, as much as anything actually smouldered in 1937), much to the chagrin of her well-to-do family at their ancestral "Tottney Castle". Aided and abetted by Ge…

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