The Demi-Paradise (1943)

Penelope Dudley-Ward and Laurence Olivier star in this mix of propaganda and romantic comedy.
Penelope Dudley-Ward lights up the screen as a spirited industrialist’s daughter who educates a Russian engineer (Olivier) on the mysteries and charms of the English psyche and class system before and after the outbreak of the war. A thinly disguised propaganda film to promote better relations with the Soviets, this is also a genuinely funny romantic comedy.
1943 United Kingdom
Directed by
Anthony Asquith
Produced by
Anatole de Grunwald
Written by
Anatole de Grunwald
Featuring
Laurence Olivier, Penelope Dudley Ward, Marjorie Fielding