The Cure for Love (1949)
Directed by Robert Donat
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Romantic Comedy |
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
British actor Robert Donat's one-and-only film directorial effort was Cure for Love. Adapted from a popular stage play by Walter Greenwood, the film stars Donat as Jack, an army sergeant who returns home on leave. Having falling in love, Jack hopes that his hometown girl friend has forgotten his impulsive marriage proposal, but she hasn't. The film's comic complications arise from the fact that Jack, a war hero of conspicuous courage, turns into a quivering mass of jelly whenever dealing with affairs of the heart. The thick Lancashire dialect used by practically everyone in Cure for Love may be a bit difficult to comprehend for American audiences.
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break-up [romantic], fiancee, furlough, love, love-triangle, marriage, soldier, truth, visit