Vernon Sylvaine

Vernon Sylvaine (1896–1957) was a British playwright and screenwriter. He is known for writing several popular stage farces. He began working in film in 1937 when his stage hit Aren't Men Beasts! was turned into a film of the same title starring Robertson Hare and Alfred Drayton. Hare and Drayton starred in two further adaptations of his plays A Spot of Bother (1938) and Women Aren't Angels (1943). He adapted his own play for the 1943 comedy-thriller Warn That Man starring Gordon Harker, Basil Radford and Judy Kelly. His 1948 play One Wild Oat was turned into a 1951 film of the same title.

He was the father of the actress June Sylvaine.

Selected filmography

 * Aren't Men Beasts! (1937)
 * Make It Three (1938)

Selected plays

 * Aren't Men Beasts!
 * A Spot of Bother
 * Nap Hand (1940)
 * Women Aren't Angels (1941)
 * Warn That Man! (1941)
 * Madame Louise (1945)
 * One Wild Oat (1948)
 * Will Any Gentleman? (1950)
 * As Long as They're Happy (1953)