Beau Brummell
Beau Brummell is a 1954 British historical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed by Curtis Bernhardt and produced by Sam Zimbalist from a screenplay by Karl Tunberg, based on the 1890 play Beau Brummell by Clyde Fitch. The play was previously adapted as a silent film made in 1924 and starring John Barrymore as Beau Brummell, Mary Astor, and Willard Louis as the Prince of Wales.
Plot
Set in the latter years of the reign of King George III, George Bryan “Beau” Brummell - a captain in the Army, is on a military parade inspected by George, The Prince of Wales - the future King George IV, and they argue about the uniform being impractical for active military life. It is here he meets Lady Patricia Belham, who was accompanying Mrs Maria Anne Fitzherbert, the mistress of the Prince. As it is the Prince who has designed the uniform personally, the Prince instructs Brummell to get off parade and after a further argument at dinner, Brummell is dismissed from the Army in disgrace.
Cast
- Bessie Love
- Charles Carson
- David Horne
- David Peel
- Desmond Roberts
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Elwyn Brook-Jones
- Ernest Clark
- Finlay Currie
- Harold Kasket
- Henry Oscar
- James Donald
- James Hayter
- Mark Dignam
- Noel Willman
- Paul Rogers
- Peter Bull
- Peter Dyneley
- Peter Ustinov
- Ralph Truman
- Robert Morley
- Rosemary Harris
- Stewart Granger
More details
author | Karl Tunberg |
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contentLocation | London |
director | Curtis Bernhardt |
editor | Frank Clarke |
genre | historical |
keywords | ball earl elite force king george iii king george iv lord byron maria anne fitzherbert military life military parade peerage prime minister regency royal marriages act society ball state visit than the the king think valet william pitt william pitt the younger windsor castle |
musicBy | Richard Addinsell |
producer | Sam Zimbalist |
productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
publisher | Loews Cineplex Entertainment |
theme | biographical silent |