On Approval
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On Approval is a British stage comedy, later adapted for film, known for its witty exploration of courtship and social conventions among the upper class.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On Approval canonical | 2 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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film ⓘ play ⓘ stage comedy ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
On Approval (1930 film)
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On Approval (1944 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Frederick Lonsdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
On Approval
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On Approval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Clive Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1926 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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comedy film ⓘ comedy film ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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television adaptations ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
courtship
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social conventions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
satire of upper-class manners
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witty dialogue ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | interwar period ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Clive Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | upper-class British society ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Beatrice Lillie
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Clive Brook NERFINISHED ⓘ Googie Withers NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland Culver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class and privilege
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gender roles in courtship ⓘ marriage as a social contract ⓘ |
| writer | Frederick Lonsdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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