The Importance of Being Earnest

Anthony Asquith
1952-06-02

They don't come any wilder than Oscar Wilde's classic comedy of manners, morals and morality!
7.2
95 min

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.

Cast

Name Character Team
Michael Redgrave Ernest Worthing Unowned
Michael Denison Algernon Moncrieff Unowned
Edith Evans Lady Bracknell Unowned
Joan Greenwood Gwendolen Fairfax Unowned
Dorothy Tutin Cecily Cardew Unowned
Margaret Rutherford Miss Prism Unowned
Miles Malleson Canon Chasuble Unowned
Richard Wattis Seton Unowned
Walter Hudd Lane Unowned
Aubrey Mather Merriman Unowned
Ivor Barnard Conductor (Uncredited) Unowned