See How They Run (1955 film)

See How They Run
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Directed byLeslie Arliss
Written byLeslie Arliss
Roy Miller
Val Valentine
Based onthe play See How They Run by Philip King
Produced byBill Luckwell
Derek Winn
StarringRonald Shiner
Greta Gynt
James Haytor
CinematographyKenneth Talbot
Edited bySam Simmonds
Music byJohn Bath
Production
company
Winwell
Distributed byBritish Lion Films (UK)
Release date
  • June 1955 (1955-06) (U.K.)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£123,586 (UK)[1]

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

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

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


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