Vernon Sylvaine (1896–1957) was a British playwright and screenwriter. He is known for writing several popular stage farces. He began working in film in 1937 when his stage hit Aren't Men Beasts! was turned into a film of the same title starring Robertson Hare and Alfred Drayton. Hare and Drayton starred in two further adaptations of his plays A Spot of Bother (1938) and Women Aren't Angels (1943). He adapted his own play for the 1943 comedy-thriller Warn That Man Murphy p.309 starring Gordon Harker, Basil Radford and Judy Kelly. His 1948 play One Wild Oat was turned into a 1951 film of the same title.
He was the father of the actress June Sylvaine.
Selected filmography Aren't Men Beasts! (1937) Make It Three (1938)
Selected plays Aren't Men Beasts! A Spot of Bother Nap Hand (1940) Women Aren't Angels (1941) Warn That Man! (1941) Madame Louise (1945) One Wild Oat (1948) Will Any Gentleman? (1950) As Long as They're Happy (1953)
References
Bibliography Murphy, Robert. British Cinema and the Second World War. A&C Black, 2005.
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