Overview:
A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Doreen and Milly are off to a beauty contest, Geoffrey and Catherine are having an illicit weekend in the Grand Hotel and May and the kids are set for a more straightforward holiday of sea, sand, and pub. Meanwhile, the manager and performers on the pier are praying for rain.| Status: | Released (1938-01-27) |
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| Screen: | Hans Wilhelm, Rodney Ackland, Roger Burford |
| Productions: | Gainsborough Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 236447: Roger Burford - Writer - Writing
- 15378: Carol Reed - Director - Directing
- 14295: R. E. Dearing - Editor - Editing
- 231090: Alex Vetchinsky - Set Decoration - Art
- 236446: Rodney Ackland - Writer - Writing
- 14297: Sydney Wiles - Sound Recordist - Sound
- 103589: Arthur Crabtree - Director of Photography - Camera
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I wasn't around in 1938 (neither were my folks), but I can still recognise much of the sentiment of this film as the British obsession with the seaside is demonstrated, warts and all, in this lightly comedic assessment of our buckets and spade escapades at the weekend (sun shining or ....
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