The Importance of Being Earnest

movie

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

Cast & crew

Joan Greenwood · Margaret Rutherford · Michael Redgrave · Dorothy Tutin · Michael Denison · Walter Hudd · Richard Wattis · Miles Malleson · Edith Evans · Anthony Asquith · Aubrey Mather

Studios & networks

British Film-Makers · J. Arthur Rank Organisation · Javelin Films