As her plumber uncle was distressed by her free spirit--and her desire to follow him into the trade--working-class British lass Cluny Brown (Jennifer Jones) was shunted off to be a house servant for a well-to-do family. Her candid wit manages to pop her employers’ pretentiousness, as well as charm their bemused houseguest, refugee author Adam Belinski (Charles Boyer). Ernst Lubitsch’s sprightly take on the Margery Sharp novel co-stars Peter Lawford, Reginald Owen, Helen Walker. 100 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); featurettes; radio play.
As her plumber uncle was distressed by her free spirit--and her desire to follow him into the trade--working-class British lass Cluny Brown (Jennifer Jones) was shunted off to be a house servant for a well-to-do family. Her candid wit manages to pop her employers’ pretentiousness, as well as charm their bemused houseguest, refugee author Adam Belinski (Charles Boyer). Ernst Lubitsch’s sprightly take on the Margery Sharp novel co-stars Peter Lawford, Reginald Owen, Helen Walker. 100 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); featurettes; radio play.
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