This movie(and the play by Oscar Wilde that it is based on) are both hilarious. In it, Mr. John Worthing goes by the name Earnest in the city, and the name John in the country, as an excuse for him to take on a more libertine nature in the city, pretending that he goes there to see to a younger brother called Earnest. His friend Algernon (Algy) uses a similar technique, pretending that he has an invalid friend by the name of Bunbury, so that he can go "visit" him in the country whenever he wants to get away from his domineering Aunt Augusta.
John falls in love with Algy's cousin Gwendolyn(who thinks his name is Earnest), and unfortunately, Aunt Augusta forbids the match. At nearly the same time, Algy secretly goes to John's home in the country under the guise of being 'Earnest', and has fallen for John's ward Cecily, who expresses a deep admiration for the aforementioned name! Will any of them find true happiness and love?
