My Kingdom for a Cook
Rudyard Morley, an eccentric ambassador from the Court of Saint James, is on a goodwill lecture tour of the United States. His English gourmet cook is unable to accompany him, and this upsets him more than a little bit. He hires a cook of eighteen years' service to a New England socialite. This act of diplomatic rudeness gives rise to several complications which grow more problematic after Morley's daughter begins a romance with the son of the socialite.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Released
- 1943
Details
Release year: 1943
Storyline
Rudyard Morley, an eccentric ambassador from the Court of Saint James, is on a goodwill lecture tour of the United States. His English gourmet cook is unable to accompany him, and this upsets him more than a little bit. He hires a cook of eighteen years' service to a New England socialite. This act of diplomatic rudeness gives rise to several complications which grow more problematic after Morley's daughter begins a romance with the son of the socialite.
Top credits
- Charles Coburn — Rudyard Morley
- Marguerite Chapman — Pamela Morley
- Bill Carter — Lt. Mike Scott
- Isobel Elsom — Lucille Scott