 Based on the play "Ladies and Gentlemen" by Ernest Vajda, the film is about the famous eighteenth-century British actor David Garrick, who travels to France for a guest appearance at the Comédie Française.When the French actors hear rumours that he said he will teach them the art of acting, they devise a plot to teach him a lesson.Though often overlooked by critics in favor of Whale's horror films, "The Great Garrick" was chosen by Jonathan Rosenbaum for his alternative list of the Top 100 American Films.