Dishonour Bright is a 1936 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also featured Eugene Pallette, Betty Stockfeld and Diana Churchill and was based on a story by Ben Travers. It was made at Denham Studios. The film's art direction was by Thomas N. Morahan.
Synopsis
Stephen Champion is cited as the co-respondent in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court. During the case he strikes up a flirtatious relationship with Stella Crane, the wife of one of the lawyers. Nonetheless he marries his lover when her divorce comes through. While on his European honeymoon, he comes to Stella's assistance when she is nearly trapped by a cad and his blackmailing associate. Yet it takes some time to convince both his own wife and her husband that his conduct has been entirely honourable.
Cast
Tom Walls as Stephen Champion
Eugene Pallette as Busby
Betty Stockfeld as Stella Crane
Diana Churchill as Ivy Lamb
Cecil Parker as Vincent Crane
Arthur Wontner as Judge
George Sanders as Lisle
Henry Oscar as Blenkinsop
Hubert Harben as Lamb
Mabel Terry-Lewis as Lady Melbury
Basil Radford as Henry Crane
Charlotte Leigh as Miss Tapp
Michael Morel as Louis
Dennis Val Norton as Commissionaire
Jeni Le Gon as Cabaret Dancer
Critical reception
Writing in 1936, Variety described the film as a "bedroom comedy of a quality of which Hollywood would not be ashamed. With stellar values it would have been a pushover. Even in its existing shape it is a highly titillating piece of merchandise, expertly produced and neatly directed, that will tickle the more sophisticated audience on both sides of the Atlantic".
References
Bibliography
Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985. Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.