Brother Alfred

{{short description|1932 film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox film | name = Brother Alfred | image = "Brother_Alfred"_(1932).jpg | caption = | director = Henry Edwards | producer = | writer = Henry Edwards Claude Guerney | based_on = the play ''Brother Alfred'' (1913) by P. G. Wodehouse and Herbert Westbrook | starring = Gene Gerrard Molly Lamont Elsie Randolph Bobbie Comber | music = Vivian Ellis Idris Lewis | cinematography = Walter J. Harvey Horace Wheddon | editing = Bert Bates | studio = British International Pictures | distributor = Wardour Films (UK) | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1932|4|12}} (London) (UK) | runtime = 77 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Brother Alfred''''' is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Gene Gerrard, Molly Lamont and Elsie Randolph.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114185945/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/27906 BFI.org]</ref> It is based on the 1913 play of the same title by P.G. Wodehouse and Herbert Westbrook. It was shot at the Elstree Studios of British International Pictures. The film's sets were designed by the art director David Rawnsley.

==Synopsis== After she finds him embracing one of the maids, a man's fiancée ends her engagement to him. In an effort to win her back he disguises himself as a fictional twin brother.

==Cast== * Gene Gerrard as George Lattaker * Molly Lamont as Stella * Elsie Randolph as Mamie * Bobbie Comber as Billy Marshall * Clifford Heatherley as Prince Sachsberg * Hal Gordon as Harold Voles * Henry Wenman as Uncle George * Adele Blanche as Pilbeam * James Carew as Mr. Marshall * Hugh E. Wright as Sydney * Harvey Braban as Denis * Maurice Colbourne as Equerry * Toni Edgar-Bruce as Mrs. Vandaline

==Critical reception== Allmovie noted, "Musical comedy star Gene Gerard breezes his inimitable way through the 1932 British programmer."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/brother-alfred-v86134|title=Brother Alfred (1932) - Henry Edwards | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0022727}}

Category:1932 films Category:Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Category:Films based on works by P. G. Wodehouse Category:Films directed by Henry Edwards Category:1932 comedy films Category:British comedy films Category:Films set in France Category:British black-and-white films Category:1932 English-language films Category:1932 British films Category:Films scored by Idris Lewis Category:English-language comedy films