My Kingdom for a Cook
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Directed by | Richard Wallace |
Screenplay by | Harold Goldman Andrew Solt Joseph Hoffman Jack Henley |
Story by | Lili Hatvany Andrew Solt |
Produced by | P. J. Wolfson |
Starring | Charles Coburn Marguerite Chapman Bill Carter |
Cinematography | Franz F. Planer |
Edited by | Otto Meyer |
Music by | M. W. Stoloff |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
My Kingdom for a Cook is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Richard Wallace, which stars Charles Coburn, Marguerite Chapman, and Bill Carter.
Plot
[edit]A visiting British emissary on a goodwill tour of the United States struggles to replace his long-standing cook when he is unable to join him on the journey.
Cast
[edit]- Charles Coburn as Rudyard Morley
- Marguerite Chapman as Pamela Morley
- Bill Carter as Mike Scott
- Isobel Elsom as Lucille Scott
- Edward Gargan as Duke
- Mary Wickes as Agnes Willoughby
- Almira Sessions as Hattie
- Eddy Waller as Sam Thornton
- Ralph Peters as Pretty Boy Peterson
- Ivan Simpson as Professor Harlow
- Betty Brewer as Jerry
- Melville Cooper as Angus Sheffield
- Kathleen Howard as Mrs. Carter
- Charles Halton as Oliver Bradbury
- Andrew Tombes as Abe Mason
- Norma Varden as Margaret
- William Austin as Brooks
- Constance Worth as Auxiliary girl
- Reginald Sheffield as English reporter
- Sterling Campbell as British wing commander
- Ethel May Halls as Mrs. Mason
- Jessie Arnold as Mrs. Forsythe
References
[edit]- ^ "My Kingdom for a Cook: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
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