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French Without Tears
“They Took Their French in One "Knee-sy" Lesson!”
70%
Movie
1h 26m
AI Analysis
French Without Tears (1940) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of French Without Tears (1940) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny and emotional moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: It is based on the popular West End stage comedy by Terrence Rattigan. It all begins when Diana (Ellen Drew), the sister of a British boy studying in France, arrives in town to flirt with all of her brothers' schoolmates. Alan (Ray Milland), one of the students, successfully resists Diana's charms-meaning of course … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~86 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate French Without Tears 70% (4 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
It is based on the popular West End stage comedy by Terrence Rattigan. It all begins when Diana (Ellen Drew), the sister of a British boy studying in France, arrives in town to flirt with all of her brothers' schoolmates. Alan (Ray Milland), one of the students, successfully resists Diana's charms-meaning of course that Alan and Diana will be in each other's arms by fadeout time. (AllMovie)
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1940-02-02
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 222204
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It is based on the popular West End stage comedy by Terrence Rattigan. It all begins when Diana (Ellen Drew), the sister of a British boy studying in France, arrives in town to flirt with all of he... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie French Without Tears?
The official runtime for French Without Tears is approximately 86 minutes.
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Cast

Ray Milland
Alan Howard

Ellen Drew
Diana Lake

Janine Darcey
Jacqueline Maingot

David Tree
Chris Neilan

Roland Culver
Cmdr. Bill Rogers

Guy Middleton
Brian Curtis
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Kenneth Morgan
Kenneth Lake

Margaret Yarde
Marianne
- T
Toni Gable
Chi-Chi

Jim Gérald
Professor Maingot
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Mantovani
Himself - Orchestra Leader
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Stella Roberts
Herself - Vocalist, Mantovani Orchestra
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