The Love Test. 1935. Directed by Michael Powell

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The Love Test. 1935. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell. Courtesy BFI National Archive

The Love Test. 1935. Great Britain. Directed by Michael Powell. Screenplay by Selwyn Jepson. With Judy Gunn, Louis Hayward, David Hutcheson. 4K DCP courtesy BFI National Archive. US Premiere. 63 min.

“Male chauvinist pigs meet 1930s girl power in Powell’s superior quota-quickie, in which chemists seeking a formula for fireproofing celluloid take exception to colleague Mary’s upcoming promotion—she’s a woman after all, and a ‘serious-minded little frump’ to boot. A plot to distract her from her vocation via shameless seduction ensues, but will Mary find true love after all? Powell’s answer to the screwball comedy is polished off with Deco designs and lashings of witty banter” (BFI).

This film accompanies Cinema Unbound: The Creative Worlds of Powell and Pressburger.

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