She loved him. He hired her. The catch? He has no idea who she really is.
A young Londoner disguises herself to become governess of the son of the barrister she loves.
Acting
Ann Harding's eyes do ALL the heavy lifting.
Costume
The governess disguise is giving 'deliberately frumpy.'
Director
Robert Milton
Ann Harding
Shirley Mortimer
Leslie Howard
David Trent
O. P. Heggie
Mr. Emmet Mortimer
Louise Closser Hale
Mrs. Mortimer
Dudley Digges
Sergeant Herbert Coggins
Alison Skipworth
Mrs. Matilda Coggins
Doris Lloyd
Pansy
Robert Williams
Norman Harrington
Olive Tell
Mrs. Trent
Tempe Pigott
Tibby - The Cook
Ruth Weston
Margaret Mortimer
Douglas Scott
Derek Trent
Joyce Coad
Elsie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Ann Harding's first film after her RKO contract made her one of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses.
The governess disguise trope here directly echoes Charlotte Brontë, but with 1930s Hollywood's compulsory happy ending bolted on.
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