Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940 film)

Tilly of Bloomsbury
Directed by	Leslie S. Hiscott
Produced by	A. Barr-Smith Kurt Sternberg
Written by	Nils Holstius Jack Marks
Based on	play Tilly of Bloomsbury by Ian Hay
Starring	Sydney Howard Jean Gillie Michael Wilding
Cinematography	Bernard Browne
Production company	Hammersmith Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures (UK)
Release date	24 August 1940 (1940-08-24) (UK)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Tilly of Bloomsbury is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscot and based on the play Tilly of Bloomsbury by Ian Hay. It starred Sydney Howard, Jean Gillie, Kathleen Harrison and Henry Oscar.^[1] A young woman falls in love with an aristocrat, and attempts to convince his family that she is of their social class.^[2]

Plot summary

The rich and wealthy aristocrat socialité bachelor Dick Mainwaring falls in love with a beautiful you of woman from a lower class, Tilly Welwyn, whose mother owns a boarding house. Problems arise because the two lovers come from completely different backgrounds. At first Dick is discouraged and behaves like a complete snob towards the hard working mother, but after a while he learns to see the good side of their life and changes his mind. Dick brings Tilly to his family's mansion in te country over the weekend. The visit starts out badly, since his mother, Lady Marion, strongly disapproves with the couple's union. The mother tries to split the couple up, but they are aided by the cunning butler, Samuel Stillbottle. Ultimately their love grows stronger as they overcome their differences, and romance pull the longer straw in the end.

Cast

Sydney Howard as Samuel Stillbottle
Jean Gillie as Tilly Welwyn
Henry Oscar as Lucius Welwyn
Athene Seyler as Mrs. Banks
Michael Wilding as Percy Welwyn
Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Welwyn
Athole Stewart as Abel Mainwaring
Michael Denison as Dick Mainwaring
Martita Hunt as Lady Marion Mainwaring
Joy Frankau as Amelia Mainwaring
Eve Shelley as Diana

References

↑ "Tilly of Bloomsbury". 24 August 1940 – via IMDb.
↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/54499

External links

Tilly of Bloomsbury on IMDb

The films of Leslie S. Hiscott

Feature Films

The Marriage Business (1927)
S.O.S. (1928)
The Passing of Mr. Quin (1928)
Ringing the Changes (1929)
The Feather (1929)
Call of the Sea (1930)
The House of the Arrow (1930)
At the Villa Rose (1930)
The Sleeping Cardinal (1931)
Brown Sugar (1931)
Alibi (1931)
Black Coffee (1931)
Night in Montmartre (1931)
When London Sleeps (1932)
A Tight Corner (1932)
A Safe Proposition (1932)
Once Bitten (1932)
Murder at Covent Garden (1932)
The Missing Rembrandt (1932)
The Crooked Lady (1932)
Double Dealing (1932)
The Face at the Window (1932)
That's My Wife (1933)
Strike It Rich (1933)
The Stolen Necklace (1933)
Out of the Past (1933)
Marooned (1933)
The Iron Stair (1933)
I'll Stick to You (1933)
His Grace Gives Notice (1933)
Yes, Madam (1933)
The Melody-Maker (1933)
Cleaning Up (1933)
The Stickpin (1933)
Great Stuff (1933)
Keep It Quiet (1934)
Passing Shadows (1934)
Flat Number Three (1934)
The Man I Want (1934)
Gay Love (1934)
Crazy People (1934)
She Shall Have Music (1935)
A Fire Has Been Arranged (1935)
The Big Splash (1935)
The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
Annie, Leave the Room! (1935)
Three Witnesses (1935)
Inside the Room (1935)
Death on the Set (1935)
Department Store (1935)
The Interrupted Honeymoon (1936)
Fame (1936)
Millions (1937)
Fine Feathers (1937)
Ship's Concert (1937)
Tilly of Bloomsbury (1940)
The Seventh Survivor (1941)
Sabotage at Sea (1942)
Lady from Lisbon (1942)
The Butler's Dilemma (1943)
Welcome, Mr. Washington (1944)
The Time of His Life (1955)
Tons of Trouble (1956)

Short Films

Raising the Wind (1925)
A Friend of Cupid (1925)
A Fowl Proceeding (1925)
Cats (1925)
Billets (1925)

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