French Without Tears (film)

==Critical reception==

==Critical reception==

[[Sky Movies]] described a "sparkling version of Terence Rattigan's comedy play. The import of Ellen Drew and Ray Milland from Hollywood ensured the film's success world-wide."<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Writing for [[Allmovie]], [[Hal Erickson (author)|Hal Erickson]] wrote, "much of the wit and zest of the original stage production has been blunted for the screen, moving one critic to describe ''French Without Tears'' as 'Comedy Without Laughs'. In all fairness, however, the film does boast a hilarious drunk scene in a musty old French wine cellar."<ref name="Allmovie" />

[[Sky Movies]] described a "sparkling version of Terence Rattigan's comedy play. The import of Ellen Drew and Ray Milland from Hollywood ensured the film's success world-wide."<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Writing for [[Allmovie]], [[Hal Erickson (author)|Hal Erickson]] wrote, "much of the wit and zest of the original stage production has been blunted for the screen, moving one critic to describe ''French Without Tears'' as 'Comedy Without Laughs'. In all fairness, however, the film does boast a hilarious drunk scene in a musty old French wine cellar."<ref name="Allmovie" />

According to ''Kinematograph Weekly'' the film did well at the British box office in February 1940.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Kinematograph Weekly|title=Quality maintained despite blitz conditions|url=https://archive.org/details/kinematograph-weekly/1941/Kinematograph%20Weekly%20%231760%20%281941-01-09%29%20%28BNA%29/page/n26/mode/1up?|first=Josh|last=Billings|date=9 January 1941|page=26}}</ref>

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