Sam Small Leaves Town, is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Alfred J. Goulding and starring Stanley Holloway, June Clyde and Fred Conyngham.[1] It was made at Highbury Studios in London and released as a quota quickie by the independent British Screen Service.[2] Location shooting took place in Skegness in Lincolnshire. It is also known by the alternative title It's Sam Small Again,.
| Sam Small Leaves Town | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alfred J. Goulding |
| Produced by | Maurice J. Wilson |
| Starring | Stanley Holloway June Clyde Fred Conyngham |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | British Screen Service |
| Distributed by | British Screen Service |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Premise
editIn order to win a bet a famous actor leaves London and goes to work incognito in a holiday camp.
Cast
edit- Stanley Holloway as Richard Manning
- June Clyde as Sally Elton
- Fred Conyngham as Jimmy West
- Harry Tate as Camper
- Johnnie Schofield as Sam Small
- James Craven as Steve Watt
- Robert English as Robert Harrison
References
editBibliography
edit- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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