The Scornful Lady

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Fletcher
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_School_for_Scandal
The Scornful Lady (film)
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:film
television adaptations
gptkbp:art_style gptkb:John_Box
gptkbp:awards none known
gptkbp:based_on play by John Vanbrugh
gptkbp:box_office gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Margaret_Leighton
gptkb:Robert_Morley
gptkb:John_Le_Mesurier
gptkbp:character gptkb:Sir_Wilfull_Witwoud
gptkb:Lady_Wishfort
gptkb:Miranda
gptkb:Miss_Prue
gptkb:Mr._Harcourt
Mr. Tattle
Mr. Witwoud
Sir Rowland
Mrs. Fainall
Mr. Fainall
Mrs. Marwood
Mr. Petulant
Lady Wishfort's Daughter
Lady Wishfort's Servant
Miss Prue's Daughter
Miss Prue's Servant
Mr. Fainall's Daughter
Mr. Fainall's Servant
Mr. Harcourt's Daughter
Mr. Harcourt's Servant
Mr. Petulant's Daughter
Mr. Tattle's Daughter
Mr. Tattle's Servant
Mr. Witwoud's Daughter
Mr. Witwoud's Servant
Mrs. Marwood's Daughter
Mrs. Marwood's Servant
Sir Wilfull's Daughter
Sir Wilfull's Servant
gptkbp:character_appearance gptkb:Cecil_Beaton
gptkbp:character_development Joseph's duplicity
Lady Teazle's transformation
Sir Peter's jealousy
gptkbp:character_relationships Joseph Surface and Lady Teazle
Lady Teazle and Sir Peter Teazle
Sir Peter Teazle and Joseph Surface
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Freddie_Young
gptkbp:color Black and white
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received in its time
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later comedies
gptkbp:director gptkb:David_Lean
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Eagle-Lion_Films
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Ralph_Kemplen
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Ralph_Kemplen
gptkbp:first_performance 1616
1777
gptkbp:genre gptkb:musical
gptkbp:historical_context set in the 18th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Scornful Lady
gptkbp:influence gptkb:restoration_comedy
gptkbp:influenced modern romantic comedies
gptkbp:influenced_by French comedy
Elizabethan drama
English farce
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Joseph_Surface
gptkb:Lady_Teazle
gptkb:Sir_Peter_Teazle
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:William_Alwyn
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Mrs._Candour
gptkb:Lady_Frugal
gptkb:Miss_Charity
gptkb:Miss_Languish
gptkb:Miss_Sneerwell
gptkb:Mr._Dangle
gptkb:Mr._Snake
gptkb:Mr._Teazle
gptkb:Sir_Amorous_La-Foole
gptkb:Sir_Oliver_Surface
Mistress Frugal
Mr. Surface
Mr. Premium
Mr. Puff
Sir Thomas Frugal
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:musical
West End revival
Royal Theatre production
gptkbp:notable_quote " I am not a scornful lady."
gptkbp:performance performed in various theaters
gptkbp:plot_summary A comedy of manners.
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Eagle-Lion_Films
gptkbp:published_by 1777
1647
gptkbp:release_date April 1949
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1949
gptkbp:runtime 90 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Cecil_Lewis
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:England
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Borough
gptkb:England
gptkbp:sound gptkb:Mono
gptkbp:symbolism marriage as a social contract
deception as a means to an end
the scornful lady as a critique of society
gptkbp:theme gptkb:award
gptkb:class
gptkb:military_operation
love and deception
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:John_Fletcher
gptkb:Richard_Brinsley_Sheridan