It Happened One Sunday
| It Happened One Sunday | |
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| Directed by | Karel Lamač |
| Written by | Paul Vincent Carroll Frederic Gotfurt Frank Harvey |
| Based on | She Met Him One Sunday by Victor Skutezky |
| Produced by | Frederic Gotfurt Victor Skutezky |
| Starring | Robert Beatty Barbara White Marjorie Rhodes |
| Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
| Edited by | Flora Newton |
| Music by | Philip Green
Charles Williams |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British Picture Corporation |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
It Happened One Sunday is a 1944 British romantic comedy film directed by Karel Lamač and starring Robert Beatty, Barbara White and Marjorie Rhodes.[1] Produced and distributed by Associated British it was shot at Welwyn Studios with sets designed by the art director William C. Andrews. The film was based on the play She Met Him One Sunday by Victor Skutezky.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]In the film, an Irish servant girl working in Liverpool mistakenly believes that she has a secret admirer working at a hospital, and while seeking him out accidentally meets and falls in love with a serviceman there. She spends the rest of the day around Liverpool with him and they eventually decide to marry.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Robert Beatty as Tom Stevens
- Barbara White as Moya Malone
- Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Buckland
- Ernest Butcher as Mr. Buckland
- Kathryn Beaumont as Jill Buckland
- Judy Kelly as Violet
- Irene Vanbrugh as Mrs. Bellamy
- Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Purkiss
- Moore Marriott as Porter
- C. V. France as Magistrate
- Marie Ault as Madame
- Brefni O'Rorke as Engineer
- Frederick Piper as Jake
- Philip Green as bandleader
References
[edit]- ^ Goble p.432
- ^ "It Happened One Sunday Plot Summary and Details | Moviefone". Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "It Happened One Sunday (1944) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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