Chronology [vii - xii] Introduction by Anthony Curtis [xiii - xxx] Sheppey The Sacred Flame The Circle The Constant Wife Our Betters This selection first published by Mandarin Paperbacks in 1991 as "Selected Plays". Sold. Stars Kathleen Turner as Pearl, Lady Grayston; Rula Lenska as the Duchesse de Surennes; Barbara Jefford as the Principessa; and Nigel Davenport as Arthur Fenwick. A fine copy, lightly toned. On the other hand, if you are interested in reading Maugham's works, visit the new My Maugham Collection Concordance Library (MMCCL), which, upon completion, will contain Maugham's complete works and a searchable database. Unfortunately, it was the only Somerset Maugham work (play or book) that George Cukor directed for the big screen, despite their wish to work together, based on lifelong friendship. Cakes and Ale MAUGHAM,W. One of the most admired and widely read authors of this century. W. Somerset Maugham Plays: One Methuen, Paperback, 1997. George Cukor Writing Credits W. Somerset Maugham ... Screen adaptions of the work of British playwright W. Somerset Maugham. Our Betters is a 1933 American pre-Code satirical comedy film directed by George Cukor.The screenplay by Jane Murfin and Harry Wagstaff Gribble is based on the 1923 play of the same title by W. Somerset Maugham. I only list the plays that have open access. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by . Original tan card wrappers, titles to spine and upper cover in brown. On the other hand, if you are interested in reading Maugham's works, visit the new My Maugham Collection Concordance Library (MMCCL), which, upon completion, will contain Maugham's complete works and a searchable database.

I only list the plays that have open access. Register interest Add to favourites. Our Betters is more of a film by Somerset Maugham than by director Cukor, who follows Maugham's brittle play without adding or opening it up, except for one distant view of a tennis court, with the women in long dresses and the men in long pants. Somerset Heinemann, 1923. A Comedy in Three Acts. OUR BETTERS W Somerset Maugham Satire on American heiresses who marry into European aristocracy was labelled an `excoriating comedy' when it was first staged in 1925. 8vo. Our Betters, a Pre-Code satire about th social and sexual mores of a free-spirited American social climber, fearures star Constance Bennete in one of her most seductive performances.. First edition. Our Betters is more of a film by Somerset Maugham than by director Cukor, who follows Maugham's brittle play without adding or opening it up, except for one distant view of a tennis court, with the women in long dresses and the men in long pants. Our Betters is adapted from Somerset Maugham's play about the shallowness and hypocrisy of the idle rich. Our Betters, a sardonically titled comedy by W. Somerset Maugham now on view in a good production at the Shaw Festival, is a case in point, …

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xxx, 468 pp. SOMERSET Maugham's Our Betters was written during the First World War, but not staged until the 1920s. Same as the other Free ebooks pages, this is not a bibliography. Same as the other Free ebooks pages, this is not a bibliography. 8vo. Browse related books. One of the most admired and widely read authors of this century. Our Betters is a 1933 American pre-Code satirical comedy film directed by George Cukor.The screenplay by Jane Murfin and Harry Wagstaff Gribble is based on the 1923 play of the same title by W. Somerset Maugham. In the Chichester programme part of the Lord Chamberlain's file … Stock ID: 28692.