Quiet Wedding is a 1941 British romantic comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr and Marjorie Fielding.
[1] The screenplay was written by Terence Rattigan and Anatole de Grunwald based on the play Quiet Wedding by Esther McCracken.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Advantage has rightly been taken of war-time conditions to gather more actors and actresses generally acknowledged to be great artists than would have been financially possible in peace-time, and to that number has been added a sprinkling of lesser known players who, from their performance in this film, will soon join the ranks of their more famous colleagues.
"[3] The New York Times wrote, "a foreword to the film states that its production was interrupted five times when Nazi bombs exploded on the studio, but all their destructive fury has left no visible mark on the quiet humor and the atmosphere of hearthside warmth that permeate this wisp of a tale about a young couple on the eve of their marriage...Anthony Asquith has directed with tender appreciation of his material this completely unpretentious and charming film, the component parts of which are as delicately balanced as the mechanism of a watch.
"[4] Leslie Halliwell wrote: "A semi-classic British stage comedy is admirably filmed with a splendid cast.