page_title: William Matthew Scott
section_title: His Wife's Mother, filmed 1932
hierarchical_section_title: William Matthew Scott / Plays / His Wife's Mother, filmed 1932
caption_attribution_description: Cropped screenshot of George Murphy from the film London by Night
context_page_description: William Matthew Scott, pen name Will Scott, was a British author of stories and books for adults and children, published from 1920 to 1965. Towards the end of his life he was best known for The Cherrys series, written for children and published between 1952 and 1965. However, in earlier years he was known for his detective novels, his stage plays which were made into films, notably The Limping Man in 1931 and 1936, and for the 2,000 short stories that he contributed to magazines and newspapers; believed to be a record for the United Kingdom during his lifetime. As of 2011, his books are out of print.
context_section_description: This stage play was filmed as His Wife's Mother (1932). In the plot, a man pretends to be his own double when he is seen with an actress by his mother-in-law.
caption: George Murphy in London by Night, 1937
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