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Somewhere on Leave
Somewhere on Leave
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John E. Blakeley
Written by	Roney Parsons ; Anthony Toner
Produced by	John E. Blakeley
Starring	Frank Randle
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by	E.R. Richards
Music by	Percival Mackey
Production; company	Mancunian Films
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service (U.K.)
Release date	February 1943 (U.K.);
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Somewhere on Leave is a 1943 British comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Frank Randle, Harry Korris and Dan Young.^[1] It was written by Roney Parsons and Anthony Toner and was the third in the series of Somewhere films following Private Randle and his comrades.^[2] It was followed by Somewhere in Civvies (1943).

Plot

Private Randle and army pals Privates Young and Enoch are invited by Private Desmond to spend some off-duty time at his stately home. Desmond is too busy courting an ATS girl to notice that the squaddies are running riot in his house.

Cast

Frank Randle – Pte. Randle
Harry Korris – Sgt. Korris
Dan Young – Pte. Young
Robbie Vincent – Pte. Enoch
Antoinette Lupino – Toni Beaumont
Pat McGrath – Pte. Roy Desmond
Toni Edgar-Bruce – Mrs. Delvaine
Edna Wood – Land Girl
Vincent Holman – butler
Percival Mackey Orchestra – themselves
Noel Dainton – Capt. Delvaine
Sidney Monckton – Captain Adams
John Varley – Lieut. Bassett
Clifford Cobb – Commando Sgt.
Elizabeth Wilson – A.T.S. girl
Esme Lewis – Mrs Gerrard
Nan Hopkins – ATS girl
Hilda Jones – Land Girl
Ernie Dillon – trampoline artist

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Though the jokes are not always in the best of taste, and the quartette have not yet developed a film technique, but merely put on a number of variety turns, lovers of the rougher brand of humour will get their full share of laughs. The romance, on the other hand, is a little too ludicrous, all the more so as Pat McGrath and Toni Lupino suffer badly from lack of direction."^[3]

Kine Weekly wrote in 1946: "Hearty British musical extravaganza featuring Frank Randle and many of the famous stars of 'Happidrome', one of war-time radio's most popular comedy features. Originally reviewed in the Kine of November 5, 1942, it returns to the screen untouched by scissors, but, in spite of its formidable footage, its fruity, not to say ribald, humour continues to register. Its tireless co-stars are past masters at cracking chestnuts."^[4]

The Radio Times gave the film two out of five stars, writing: "Of the music-hall turns who made films, Lancashire comedian Frank Randle was among the most successful. But his appeal inevitably exemplifies the North-South divide and his success – including that of his five Somewhere films – was largely confined to home ground ... It may be unsophisticated, and more a series of incidents than a cohesive narrative, but it's still fun."^[5]

References

^ "Somewhere on Leave". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
^ "Frank Randle". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
^ "Somewhere on Leave". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 9 (97): 154. 1 January 1942 – via ProQuest.
^ "Somewhere on Leave". Kine Weekly. 348 (2028): 27. 28 February 1946 – via ProQuest.
^ "Somewhere on Leave (1942)". Radio Times.