Great Day (1945 film)
- For the 1921 British short film, see The Great Day. For the unfinished MGM musical, see Great Day (1930 film).
| Great Day | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lance Comfort |
| Produced by | Victor Hanbury |
| Written by |
John Davenport Lesley Storm Wolfgang Wilhelm |
| Based on | the play by Lesley Storm |
| Starring |
Eric Portman Flora Robson |
| Music by | William Alwyn |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Edited by | Sidney Stone |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release dates | |
Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Great Day (1945) is a British drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Eric Portman and Flora Robson.[2] In the film, the small English village of Denley is thrown into excitement by the impending visit of Eleanor Roosevelt. However, the impoverished local squire is threatened with disgrace and ruin as the day approaches.
The film recorded a loss of $232,000.[3]
Cast
- Eric Portman - Captain John Ellis
- Flora Robson - Mrs Liz Ellis
- Sheila Sim - Margaret Ellis
- Isabel Jeans - Lady Mott
- Walter Fitzgerald - Bob Tyndale
- Philip Friend - Geoffrey Winthrop
- Marjorie Rhodes - Nora Mumford
- Maire O'Neill - Bridget Walsh
- John Laurie - Scottish officer
- Kathleen Harrison - Pub customer
- Leslie Dwyer - Pub customer
- Margaret Withers - Jane Tyndale
- Beatrice Varley - Miss Tracy
- Irene Handl - Tea stall lady
- Patricia Hayes - Mrs Beadle
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Great Day: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ↑ BFI Database entry
- ↑ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p212
External links
- Great Day at the Internet Movie Database
- Great Day at AllMovie
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