What the Butler Saw
1924-10-01 · 60 min · ★ 7.0
Farce centered on a married man, Barrington (Guy Newall), who pretends to be single while his wife, Mrs. Barrington (Irene Rich), is traveling in America. Complications arise when a guest at a hydrotherapy clinic is bitten by a parrot and, in a fit of pique, encourages the bird to bite every other male guest at the facility.
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- Directors
- George Dewhurst
- Production companies
- Dewhurst Productions
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Irene RichMrs. Barrington
Pauline GaronJoan Wyckham
Guy NewallBarrington
Cecil Morton YorkProfessor Shall
A.B. ImesonSir Charles Foden
Drusilla WillsSophie Foden
A. Bromley DavenportGeneral DunlopTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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