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All Over the Town (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
75 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1949 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Derek N. Twist

Written By:
R.F. Delderfield
Michael Gordon

Actors:
Norman Wooland ..... Nat Hearn
Sarah Churchill ..... Sally Thorpe
Cyril Cusack ..... Gerald Vane
Ronald Adam ..... Sam Vane
Bryan Forbes ..... Trumble
James Hayter ..... Councillor Baines
Fabia Drake ..... Miss Gelding
John Salew ..... George Sleek
Stanley Baker ..... Barnes
Edward Rigby ..... Billy Grimmett
Patric Doonan ..... Burton
Eleanor Summerfield ..... Beryl Hopper
Trevor Jones ..... Tenor
Sandra Dorne ..... Marlene
Hubert Leslie ..... Skinner

Synopsis:

Late 1940s British comedy drama starring Norman Wooland as a Royal Air Force pilot who returns to work as a newspaper reporter. After fighting in the Second World War, Nat Hearn (Wooland) resumes his former position at the Tormouth Clarion and finds himself working with Sally Thorpe (Sarah Churchill), the woman who was given his job when he left and who he later becomes involved with. When Nat is promoted to editor of the paper, he decides to use his new status to make changes within the publication that will benefit the town but in the process he angers powerful figures within the community.

Norman Wooland, who in 1948 made an excellent impression as Horatio in Olivier's Hamlet, is awarded top billing in the 1949 British comedy All Over the Town. A gentle satire of provincial politics, the film stars Wooland as ex-soldier Nat Hearn, who returns to his newspaper job after the war. Upset that the paper compromises its journalistic integrity to satisfy local businessmen, Nat takes over the publication and radically alters its editorial policy. This brings him into conflict with the regional political bigwigs, and also puts a strain on his romance with Sally Thorpe (Dinah Churchill). Director Michael S. Gordon co-adapted the screenplay from a stage comedy by R. F. Delderfield.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 01 October, 2013.