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His Wife's Mother is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Harry Hughes and starring Jerry Verno, Molly Lamont and Jack Hobbs. It is an adaptation of the stage farce The Queer Fish by William Matthew Scott, pen name Will Scott. The film was made at Elstree Studios by British International Pictures.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director John Mead.

His Wife's Mother
Directed by	Harry Hughes
Written by	William Matthew Scott (play) Harry Hughes
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Jerry Verno Molly Lamont Jack Hobbs
Cinematography	Phil Grindrod Walter Harvey
Edited by	A.E. Bates
Production company	British International Pictures
Distributed by	Wardour Films
Release date	October 1932 (1932-10)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Synopsis

When a newly-married man's mother-in-law sees him with another woman and mistakenly believes he is having an affair, he goes to extraordinary lengths to try to convince her otherwise. With the assistance of his valet and friend he attempts to prove that she saw his double, a dangerous jewel thief.

Cast

• Jerry Verno as Henry
• Molly Lamont as Cynthia
• Jack Hobbs as Eustace
• Renee Gadd as Tony
• Gus McNaughton as Joy
• Marian Dawson as Mrs. Trout
• Jimmy Godden as Mr. Trout
• Hal Gordon as Munro

References

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• His Wife's Mother at IMDb

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