A Man About the House
| A Man About the House | |
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| Directed by | Leslie Arliss |
| Written by | J.B. Williams Leslie Arliss |
| Based on | A Man About the House by Francis Brett Young |
| Produced by | Edward Black |
| Starring | Dulcie Gray Margaret Johnston Kieron Moore Guy Middleton |
| Cinematography | Georges Périnal |
| Edited by | Russell Lloyd |
| Music by | Nicholas Brodszky |
| Color process | Black and white |
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| Distributed by | British Lion Films (UK) 20th Century Fox (USA) |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £304,521 |
| Box office | £166,075 |
A Man About the House is a British drama film directed by Leslie Arliss and released in 1947. The film is a melodrama adapted for the screen by J. B. Williams from the 1942 novel of the same name by Francis Brett Young. A theatrical adaptation also titled A Man About the House by John Perry had been staged in London's West End in 1946, with Flora Robson as Agnes, Kieron Moore as Salvatore and Ernest Thesiger as Sanctuary. The film was produced by Edward Black and edited by Russell Lloyd, with cinematography by Georges Périnal and music by Nicholas Brodszky. Shot at Shepperton Studios and on location around Naples, the film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew.