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The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!

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.

Release: 1952-06-02
Runtime: 95 min
Rating: 7.202 / 10
Cast
Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave
Ernest Worthing
Michael Denison
Michael Denison
Algernon Moncrieff
Edith Evans
Edith Evans
Lady Bracknell
Joan Greenwood
Joan Greenwood
Gwendolen Fairfax
Dorothy Tutin
Dorothy Tutin
Cecily Cardew
Margaret Rutherford
Margaret Rutherford
Miss Prism
Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
Canon Chasuble
Richard Wattis
Richard Wattis
Seton
Walter Hudd
Walter Hudd
Lane
Aubrey Mather
Aubrey Mather
Merriman
Ivor Barnard
Ivor Barnard
Conductor (Uncredited)