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See How They Run
See How They Run
	British trade ad
Directed by	Leslie Arliss
Written by	Leslie Arliss; Roy Miller; Val Valentine
Based on	the play See How They Run by Philip King
Produced by	Bill Luckwell; Derek Winn
Starring	Ronald Shiner; Greta Gynt; James Haytor
Cinematography	Kenneth Talbot
Edited by	Sam Simmonds
Music by	John Bath
Production; company	Winwell
Distributed by	British Lion Films (UK)
Release date	June 1955 (U.K.);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£123,586 (UK)

See How They Run is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Ronald Shiner, Greta Gynt, James Hayter and Wilfrid Hyde-White.^[2]^[3] It was written by Arliss, Philip King, Roy Miller and Val Valentine, based on the King's 1944 play of the same name. It was produced by Bill Luckwell and Derek Winn for Winwell.

Plot

In this crazy farce, Cockney corporal Wally Winton desires promotion so that he can finally receive an inheritance. He dresses up as a priest and goes out one night with Penelope Toop, the vicar's attractive blonde wife. To add to the theme of mistaken identity, there are several priests running around, some real, some fake. One of these, Basher, is discovered by Winton to be an escaped convict, and is placed under arrest. The corporal is then promoted and becomes eligible for his inheritance.

Cast

Ronald Shiner as Wally Winton
Greta Gynt as Penelope Toop
James Hayter as Bishop of Lax
Wilfrid Hyde-White as Brigadier Buskin
Dora Bryan as Ida
Richard Wattis as Reverend Lionel Toop
Viola Lyel as Miss Skilton
Charles Farrell as Basher
Michael Brennan as Sergeant Major Towers
Roddy Hughes as Reverend Arthur Humphrey
Ballard Berkeley as Colonel Warrington

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This screen adaptation of Philip King's popular stage farce feverishly exploits all the stock mechanics of low comedy without much success. The players do all that could be expected in the circumstances."^[4]

References

^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p506
^ "See How They Run". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ "See How They Run (1955)". Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
^ "See How They Run". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 22 (252): 125. 1 January 1955 – via ProQuest.