Mr Faint-Heart Explained

Mr Faint-Heart
Date Of Premiere:1931
Original Language:English
Genre:Comedy

Mr Faint-Heart is a 1931 comedy play by the British writer Ian Hay. It was staged at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End between 20 April and 20 June 1931.[1]

In 1935 it was adapted into a film All at Sea directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Tyrell Davis, Googie Withers and Rex Harrison.[2]

A mild-mannered man inherits some money and goes on a cruise around the Mediterranean. To impress a lady on board, he pretends to be a famous writer, but this soon gets him into complications.

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Notes and References

  1. Wearing p.108
  2. Goble p.212