The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

  • NR
  • 12/22/1952 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 35m

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

Overview

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.

Anthony Asquith

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Michael Redgrave's headshot

Michael Redgrave

Ernest Worthing
Michael Denison's headshot

Michael Denison

Algernon Moncrieff
Edith Evans's headshot

Edith Evans

Lady Bracknell
Joan Greenwood's headshot

Joan Greenwood

Gwendolen Fairfax
Dorothy Tutin's headshot

Dorothy Tutin

Cecily Cardew
Margaret Rutherford's headshot

Margaret Rutherford

Miss Prism
Miles Malleson's headshot

Miles Malleson

Canon Chasuble
Richard Wattis's headshot

Richard Wattis

Seton

Recommendations

It Came from Outer Space cover

It Came from Outer Space
Joe Kidd cover

Joe Kidd
Hue and Cry cover

Hue and Cry
The Quatermass Xperiment cover

The Quatermass Xperiment
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? cover

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
A Blueprint for Murder cover

A Blueprint for Murder
Creamy Mami: Forever Once More cover

Creamy Mami: Forever Once More
Stop Press Girl cover

Stop Press Girl