The Demi-Paradise

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The Demi-Paradise ★★★ Adventure for Two 1943

Tongue-in-cheek look at people's perceptions of foreigners has Oli-vier as a Russian inventor (?!) who comes to England with some trepidation. Though the Brits are plenty quirky, he manages to find romance with Ward in this charming look at British life. 110m/B VHS . GB Laurence Olivier, Penelope Dudley Ward, Margaret Rutherford, Marjorie Fielding, Felix Aylmer, Guy Middle-ton, Michael Shepley; D: Anthony Asquith.

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