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Say It in French

  • 19381938
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 10m
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6.9/10
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Ray Milland, Olympe Bradna, and Irene Hervey in Say It in French (1938)
  • Comedy
In this farcical comedy, a couple with money woes arrange a financially motivated marriage between their golf-pro son and a wealthy heiress. Little do they know, their son has already been w... Read allIn this farcical comedy, a couple with money woes arrange a financially motivated marriage between their golf-pro son and a wealthy heiress. Little do they know, their son has already been wed while playing a tournament in France.In this farcical comedy, a couple with money woes arrange a financially motivated marriage between their golf-pro son and a wealthy heiress. Little do they know, their son has already been wed while playing a tournament in France.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
61
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  • Director
    • Andrew L. Stone
  • Writers
    • Frederick J. Jackson(screenplay)
    • Jacques Deval(based on a play by)
  • Stars
    • Ray Milland
    • Olympe Bradna
    • Irene Hervey
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  • Director
    • Andrew L. Stone
  • Writers
    • Frederick J. Jackson(screenplay)
    • Jacques Deval(based on a play by)
  • Stars
    • Ray Milland
    • Olympe Bradna
    • Irene Hervey
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    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Ray Milland
    Ray Milland
    • Richard Carrington, Jr.
    Olympe Bradna
    Olympe Bradna
    • Julie
    Irene Hervey
    Irene Hervey
    • Auriol Marsden
    Janet Beecher
    Janet Beecher
    • Mrs. Carrington
    Mary Carlisle
    Mary Carlisle
    • Phyllis Carrington
    Holmes Herbert
    Holmes Herbert
    • Richard Carrington Sr.
    Walter Kingsford
    Walter Kingsford
    • Hopkins
    William Collier Sr.
    William Collier Sr.
    • Howland
    Erik Rhodes
    Erik Rhodes
    • Irving
    Mona Barrie
    Mona Barrie
    • Lady Westover
    G.P. Huntley
    • Lord Westover
    Gertrude Sutton
    Gertrude Sutton
    • Daisy
    Forbes Murray
    Forbes Murray
    • Dr. Van Gulden
    Billy Lee
    Billy Lee
    • Boy with Lollipop
    Hooper Atchley
    Hooper Atchley
    • Bit Part
    • (uncredited)
    Max Barwyn
    Max Barwyn
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    • Red-Haired Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Clara Blore
    • Dowager
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Andrew L. Stone
    • Writers
      • Frederick J. Jackson(screenplay)
      • Jacques Deval(based on a play by)
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    • Trivia
      A nitrate print of this film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archives, and is not listed for preservation.
    • Quotes

      Hopkins: The agency has promised to send a new maid this afternoon, miss. But they know that I am particular.

      Phyllis Carrington: Well if they find one to suit you, send her up.

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    5/10
    Too Mechanical For Great Fun
    International sportsman Ray Milland returns home to New York, eager to introduce his family to Olympe Bradne, whom he has just married secretly. However, his father's shipbuilding business is nearly bankrupt, as is the family. If Milland's engagement to socialite Irene Hervey can be seen to be ongoing, the creditors can be held off long enough for good old dad to get a contract from William Collier Sr. In the meantime, Miss Bradne winds up as a ladies' maid to Milland's mother, because that's the story, and they're sticking to it.

    Andrew Stone directed this French farce for Paramount, on his way to becoming a successful auteur. It doesn't work very well. Only a scene in which Milliand and miss Hervey are trying to talk Collier into a contract is funny, and it's very funny. Otherwise, it's all rather mechanical in its operation; good French farce should run like clockwork, but this one seems to be largely concerned with getting its plot to work. Some very fine farceurs are wasted, including Erik Rhodes -- no accent!
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    • Release date
      • November 25, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Min kyska fransyska
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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