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Lord Babs

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Lord Babs - 1932 | 65 mins | Musical | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Walter Forde.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: Angus MacPhail, Robert Stevenson, Sidney Gilliat and Clifford Grey. (from the novel by Keble Howard)
Cinematography: Leslie Rowson.
Editing: Ian Dalrymple.
Art Direction: Alex Vetchinsky.

The Cast

Bobby Howes - Lord Basil 'Babs' Drayford
Jean Colin - Nurse Foster
Pat Paterson - Helen Parker
Alfred Drayton - Ambrose Parker
Arthur Chesney - Mr. Turpin
Clare Greet - Mrs. Parker
Hugh Dempster - Dr. Neville

Plot Synopsis

Basil ‘Babs’ Drayford (Bobby Howes) is a ships steward who learns he has inherited a peerage and a fortune. He becomes entangled with Helen (Pat Paterson), the daughter of Babs’ friend Dr. Neville (Hugh Dempster), who loves Helen, and persuades Babs to feign regression to childhood in order to evade marriage.