What is the duration of A Feather in Her Hat?

The duration of A Feather in Her Hat is 72 mins.

What is the original language of A Feather in Her Hat?

The original language of A Feather in Her Hat is English.

Who directed A Feather in Her Hat?

A Feather in Her Hat was directed by Fred Walton, John Rogers, Edmund Mortimer, Alfred Santell.

Which studio made A Feather in Her Hat?

A Feather in Her Hat was produced by Columbia Pictures.

How does Clarissa secretly finance the production of Richard’s play?

She sells her shop and uses most of the proceeds

She borrows money from Sir Elroyd Joyce

She asks her parents for a loan

At the end of the film, what truth does Clarissa reveal to Richard on her deathbed?

She adopted him from an orphanage

A Feather in Her Hat 1935

Q: Does A Feather in Her Hat have end credit scenes?

A Feather in Her Hat does not have end credit scenes.

Drama

Runtime

72 mins

Language

English

After the woman who raised him tells Richard he isn’t her son, he hunts for clues to his true identity. With mentor Capt. Randolph Courtney, Richard suspects middle‑aged actress Julia Trent Anders may be his mother, and soon finds himself attracted to her stepdaughter. He also plots to get Julia back onstage, to face a twist.

Columbia Pictures

Studio

Fred Walton

Director

John Rogers

Director

Edmund Mortimer

Director

Alfred Santell

Director

Does A Feather in Her Hat have end credit scenes?

No!

A Feather in Her Hat does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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David Niven

Leo Cartwright

Basil Rathbone

Captain Randolph Courtney

Victor Varconi

Paul Anders

J.M. Kerrigan

Pobjoy

Thurston Hall

Sir Elroyd Joyce

Billie Burke

Julia Trent Anders

Doris Lloyd

Liz Vining

D'Arcy Corrigan

Cockney Man (uncredited)

Lawrence Grant

Dr. Phillips

Harry Allen

Alf (uncredited)

Tempe Pigott

Katy (uncredited)

Frank Benson

Man (uncredited)

Douglas Gordon

Intern (uncredited)

James May

Butcher (uncredited)

David Dunbar

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Theatergoer (uncredited)

Phillips Smalley

Man (uncredited)

J. Gunnis Davis

Man (uncredited)

Leonard Mudie

Hyde Park Orator (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Theatergoer Backstage (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Party Guest / Theatregoer (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Cab Driver (uncredited)

John Power

Cockney Man (uncredited)

Gladys Gale

Woman (uncredited)

C. Montague Shaw

Man (uncredited)

Agnes Steele

Mrs. Probert (uncredited)

Minnie Steele

Scrub Woman (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Nana Bryant

Lady Drake

Kay Deslys

Barmaid (uncredited)

Herbert Heywood

Fish Monger (uncredited)

Louis Hayward

Richard Orland

Wilson Benge

Butcher (uncredited)

Carrie Daumery

Dowager (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

Leading Man (uncredited)

Ottola Nesmith

Susan (uncredited)

Wendy Barrie

Pauline Anders

Connie Leon

Woman (uncredited)

Gil Perkins

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Robert Cory

Stage Manager (uncredited)

George Bunny

Cockney Man (uncredited)

Ivan Christy

Man (uncredited)

Nydia Westman

Emily Judson

Lowden Adams

Man (uncredited)

Mrs. Wilfrid North

Woman (uncredited)

Frank Ward

Man (uncredited)

John Irwin

Bouncer (uncredited)

Larry Dods

Ticket Seller (uncredited)

Ambrose Barker

Cockney Man (uncredited)

Alma Chester

Mrs. Wheeler (uncredited)

E. E. Clive

Higgins - Pub Proprietor (uncredited)

Peggy Wynne

Cockney Woman (uncredited)

Lorimer Johnston

Man (uncredited)

Robert Hale

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Doreen Munroe

Mrs. Pobjoy (uncredited)

Elsie Prescott

Mrs. Guernsey (uncredited)

John Van Eyck

Hospital Attendant (uncredited)

Bruce Wyndham

Man (uncredited)

Lois Lindsay

Woman (uncredited)

Thomas R. Mills

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Henry Mowbray

Party Guest (uncredited)

Richard Lancaster

Man (uncredited)

Eleanor Huntley

Woman (uncredited)

Phyllis Coghlan

Woman (uncredited)

Pauline Lord

Clarissa Phipps

Joyce Colby

Woman (uncredited)

Mildred Hardy

Woman (uncredited)

Gordie Mackay

Messenger Boy (uncredited)

Dan Maxwell

Driver (uncredited)

John C. McCallum

Cockney Man (uncredited)

Vivien Patterson

Nurse (uncredited)

Reba Phillips

Woman (uncredited)

Sonny Roe

Cockney Man (uncredited)

Nellie St. Clair

Scrub Woman (uncredited)

Corinne Williams

Nurse (uncredited)

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In 1925 London, a middle-aged, widowed shopkeeper named Clarissa Phipps, Pauline Lord, takes in a destitute, homeless Captain Randolph Courtney, Basil Rathbone. His blunt corrections of her son Richard’s speech and manners spark an idea that quietly shapes Richard’s upbringing.

Ten years later, on Richard, Louis Hayward’s twenty-first birthday, Clarissa reveals a stunning truth: she is not his mother, but had been hired to raise him by his real parents. She hands him a bank passbook with a balance of £1000 and asks him to move out on his own. Richard and Courtney are stunned. Emily Judson, Nydia Westman, who has grown up with him, is distressed, having hoped to marry him but seeing him slip from her grasp.

From Clarissa’s private papers, and what she implied, Courtney deduces that Richard’s mother is Julia Trent Anders, a former star actress, Billie Burke. Would-be playwright Richard, seeking to make her acquaintance, becomes a lodger in Julia’s mansion, where he also meets her absentminded scientist husband Paul, Victor Varconi, and her beautiful stepdaughter Pauline, Wendy Barrie. Richard and Pauline are drawn to one another, much to the annoyance of rival suitor Leo Cartwright, David Niven. Pauline, however, becomes aware of Emily’s prior claim and withdraws.

When Julia discovers that Richard has written a play, she introduces him to her friend, producer Sir Elroyd Joyce, Thurston Hall. Joyce reads the script as a favor to Julia; he sees promise in Richard’s work, but producing it would be too costly. Clarissa learns of this and sells her shop, using most of the proceeds to secretly finance the project without Richard’s knowledge.

They attend the premiere of Son of Sixpence, a night that proves a turning point for each of them. The success, though celebrated, takes a toll on Clarissa’s already fragile health. On her deathbed, she confesses to Richard that she is, in fact, his mother. Emily Judson, facing the truth, concedes Richard to Pauline.

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