Climbing High

Climbing High - 1938 | 78 mins | Comedy | B&W

The Production Team

Director: Carol Reed.
Producer: Michael Balcon.
Script: Marion Dix, Lesser Samuels and Stephen Clarkson.
Cinematography: Mutz Greenbaum.
Art Direction: Alfred Junge and W.W. Murton.
Editing: A. Barnes and Michael Gordon.
Sound: Alex Fisher.
Costume Design: Norman Hartnell.
Music Direction: Louis Levy.

The Cast

Michael Redgrave - Nicky Brooke
Jessie Matthews - Diana Castle
Margaret Vyner - Lady Constance
Alastair Sim - Max
Noel Madison - Gibson
Mary Clare - Lady Emily
Basil Radford - Reggie
Francis L. Sullivan - Madman

Plot Synopsis

Carol Reed's lightweight romantic comedy. Michael Redgrave stars as Nicky Brooke, a wealthy socialite who runs over a poor model. He falls for he and attempts to win over the object of his affections, down on her luck model Diana Castle (Jessie Matthews) by pretending to be a poor male model. He wins her heart, but when she discovers his true identity she refuses to see him. While on the rebound Nicky almost ends up getting engaged to an aristocratic Lady Constance (Margaret Vyner), but it is Castle who he finally ends up with.