The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)

1952-06-02

(GB) •

Comedy

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

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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.

Movie Cast

The Importance of Being Earnest

Michael Redgrave

Ernest Worthing

The Importance of Being Earnest

Michael Denison

Algernon Moncrieff

The Importance of Being Earnest

Edith Evans

Lady Bracknell

The Importance of Being Earnest

Joan Greenwood

Gwendolen Fairfax

The Importance of Being Earnest

Dorothy Tutin

Cecily Cardew

The Importance of Being Earnest

Margaret Rutherford

Miss Prism

The Importance of Being Earnest

Miles Malleson

Canon Chasuble

The Importance of Being Earnest

Richard Wattis

Seton

The Importance of Being Earnest

Walter Hudd

Lane

The Importance of Being Earnest

Aubrey Mather

Merriman

The Importance of Being Earnest

Ivor Barnard

Conductor (Uncredited)