ComedyTV Movie

The Importance of Being Earnest

Name: The Importance of Being Earnest
Director: Bill Bain
Genre: Comedy, TV Movie
Released: 1964-11-15
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Wilfrid Brambell, Pamela Brown, Ian Carmichael, Fenella Fielding, Irene Handl

November 15, 1964

1h 30m

TV adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play. Jack pretends to be his foolish younger brother, Ernest in order to be a model of moral rectitude to his young ward, Cecily. And he intends to propose to Gwendolyn--that is until he discovers that she loves him because his name is Ernest.