Worm's Eye View
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| Directed by | Jack Raymond |
| Written by | R.F. Delderfield Jack Marks |
| Based on | the 1943 play by R.F. Delderfield[1] |
| Produced by | Henry Halstead |
| Starring | Ronald Shiner Garry Marsh Diana Dors |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Helen Wiggins |
| Music by | Tony Lowry Tony Fones |
Production company | Henry Halstead Productions (as Byron Films) |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Worm's Eye View is a 1951 British Technicolor comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ronald Shiner and Diana Dors.[2] Based on the 1945 play of the same name by R.F. Delderfield, it was produced by Henry Halsted and Byron Films.
Plot
[edit]The film 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 the film appears in the 1948 Rise and Shiner.[3]
Cast
[edit]- 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
- Jonathan Field as Sydney
- William Percy as Mr Bounty
Production
[edit]Filming took place at Hammersmith in late 1950.[4][5]
Reception
[edit]Box office
[edit]Worm's Eye View was the sixth most popular film at the British box office in 1951.[6][7] It was particularly popular in Scotland.[8]
Critical reception
[edit]TV Guide wrote, "some mild amusement is to be found here, particularly in the dialogue, though all in all this is nothing special. British filmgoers thought otherwise, though, making both the film and Shiner big successes."[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.
- ^ "Worm's Eye View". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Rise and Shiner (1948)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
- ^ Round the British Studios Nepean, Edith. Picture Show; London Vol. 56, Iss. 1450, (Jan 13, 1951): 11.
- ^ The Frasers and the Munros call rival rallies Date: Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1950 Publication: Daily Mail (London, England) p 2
- ^ "Vivien Leigh Actress of the Year". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 29 December 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ Thumim, Janet. "The popular cash and culture in the postwar British cinema industry". Screen. Vol. 32, no. 3. p. 259.
- ^ Harper, Sue; Porter, Vincent (2003). British cinema of the 1950s : the decline of deference. Oxford University Press. p. 254.
- ^ "Worm's Eye View". TVGuide.com.
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