Worm's Eye View
| Worm's Eye View | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Jack Raymond |
| Produced by | Henry Halstead |
| Written by |
R.F. Delderfield Jack Marks |
| Based on | the 1943 play by R.F. Delderfield[1] |
| Starring |
Ronald Shiner Garry Marsh Diana Dors |
| Music by |
Tony Lowry Tony Fones |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Helen Wiggins |
Production company |
Henry Halstead Productions (as Byron Films) |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé (UK) |
Release dates | April 1951 (UK) |
Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Worm's Eye View is a 1951 British, Technicolor, comedy film, directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ronald Shiner as Sam Porter and Diana Dors as Thelma.[2] Based on the successful play of the same name by R.F. Delderfield, it was produced by Henry Halsted and Byron Film.
Plot summary
This comedy is set in a family home during World War II. Their bitter landlady is not pleased by five fighters from the Royal Air Force who are staying there and she re-directs unjustly her frustrations against the family. Part of this film appears in Rise and Shiner.[3]
Reception
TV Guide wrote, "some mild amusement is to be found here, particularly in the dialogue, though all in all this is nothing special. British filmgoers thought otherwise, though, making both the film and Shiner big successes."[4]
The film was the sixth most popular movie at the British box office in 1951.[5]
Cast
- Ronald Shiner as Sam Porter
- Garry Marsh as Pop Brownlow
- Diana Dors as Thelma
- John Blythe as Duke
- Bruce Seton as Squadron Leader Briarly
- Digby Wolfe as Corporal Mark Trelawney
- Eric Davies as Taffy
- Everley Gregg as Mrs. Bounty
- Christina Forrest as Bella Bounty
- Jonathan Field as Sydney
- William Percy as Mr Bounty
References
- ↑ "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film".
- ↑ "Worm's Eye View (1951) - BFI". BFI.
- ↑ "Rise and Shiner (1948)". BFI.
- ↑ "Worm's Eye View". TVGuide.com.
- ↑ "Vivien Leigh Actress of the Year.". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 29 December 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
External links
- Worm's Eye View at AllMovie
- Worm's Eye View at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
- Worm's Eye View at the Internet Movie Database