Worm's Eye View
Worm's Eye View is a 1951 British, Technicolor, comedy film, directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ronald Shiner as Sam Porter and Diana Dors as Thelma.[1] Based on the successful play of the same name by R.F. Delderfield, it was produced by Henry Halsted and Byron Film.
Plot summary
This comedy is set in a family home during World War II. Their bitter landlady is not pleased by five fighters from the Royal Air Force who are staying there and she re-directs unjustly, her frustrations against the family. Part of this film appears in Rise and Shiner.[2]
Reception
The film was the sixth most popular movie at the British box office in 1951.[3]
Cast
- Ronald Shiner as Sam Porter
- Garry Marsh as Pop Brownlow
- Diana Dors as Thelma
- John Blythe as Duke
- Bruce Seton as Squadron Leader Briarly
- Digby Wolfe as Corporal Mark Trelawney
- Eric Davies as Taffy
- Everley Gregg as Mrs. Bounty
- Christina Forrest as Bella Bounty
References
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/58628
- ↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/332753
- ↑ "Vivien Leigh Actress of the Year.". Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 29 December 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
External links
- Worm's Eye View at AllMovie
- Worm's Eye View at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
- Worm's Eye View at the Internet Movie Database
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