Little Big Shot (1952 film)

1952 British film

Little Big Shot

Directed by	Jack Raymond
Written by	John Paddy Carstairs Jack Marks
Based on	the play Little Big Shot by Janet Allan
Produced by	Henry Halstead
Starring	Ronald Shiner Marie Löhr Derek Farr
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Helen Wiggins
Music by	Tony Lowry
Production company	Byron Films
Distributed by	Associated British-Pathé
Release date	28 July 1952 (1952-07-28)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Little Big Shot is a 1952 British comedy crime film by Jack Raymond, and starring Ronald Shiner, Marie Löhr, and Derek Farr. It was produced by Henry Halsted's Byron Film and distributed by Associated British. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. It was the final film of Raymond, who had begun his career in the silent era.

Plot summary

This crime comedy depicts the bumbling son of a recently deceased crime boss, who does his best to follow in his father's footsteps, but to little avail. In the end, he accidentally switches sides and helps to bring in the crooks.

Cast

Ronald Shiner as Henry Hawkwood
Marie Löhr as Mrs. Maddox
Derek Farr as Det. Sgt. Wilson
Yvette Wyatt as Ann
Digby Wolfe as Peter Carton
Marjorie Stewart as Miss Crane
Manning Whiley as Mike Connor
Danny Green as Big Mo
Victor Baring as Little Mo
Cyril Conway as Tony Vapini

Critical reception

Sky Movies noted: "Another reminder of how much the world of British comedy has missed the abrasive cockney wit of Ronald Shiner. Here, he plays the soft-hearted son of a famous crook who tries to emulate his father. Alas, he's too nice to be a criminal, and the gang only keep him out of respect for his old man. Digby Wolfe, once a familiar television face on panel games and reviews, and later creator of Laugh-In, scores as an impecunious journalist ever on the look-out for a scoop."

References

Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943.
"LITTLE BIG SHOT - British Board of Film Classification".
"Little Big Shot (1952)". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016.
"Byron Film". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016.
"Little Big Shot". Find and Watch.

External links

Little Big Shot at AllMovie
Little Big Shot at IMDb

v t e The films of Jack Raymond
A Woman Misunderstood (1921) Somehow Good (1927) Second to None (1927) Zero (1928) A Peep Behind the Scenes (1929) Splinters (1929) French Leave (1930) The Great Game (1930) Up for the Cup (1931) The Speckled Band (1931) Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931) Almost a Divorce (1931) Mischief (1931) Life Goes On (1932) Say It with Music (1932) Up to the Neck (1933) Night of the Garter (1933) Just My Luck (1933) It's a King (1933) Sorrell and Son (1934) The King of Paris (1934) Girls, Please! (1934) Where's George? (1935) Come Out of the Pantry (1935) When Knights Were Bold (1936) The Frog (1937) The Rat (1937) Blondes for Danger (1938) No Parking (1938) A Royal Divorce (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940) You Will Remember (1941) Up for the Cup (1950) Take Me to Paris (1951) Worm's Eye View (1951) Reluctant Heroes (1952) Little Big Shot (1952)

The films of Jack Raymond

A Woman Misunderstood (1921)
Somehow Good (1927)
Second to None (1927)
Zero (1928)
A Peep Behind the Scenes (1929)
Splinters (1929)
French Leave (1930)
The Great Game (1930)
Up for the Cup (1931)
The Speckled Band (1931)
Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931)
Almost a Divorce (1931)
Mischief (1931)
Life Goes On (1932)
Say It with Music (1932)
Up to the Neck (1933)
Night of the Garter (1933)
Just My Luck (1933)
It's a King (1933)
Sorrell and Son (1934)
The King of Paris (1934)
Girls, Please! (1934)
Where's George? (1935)
Come Out of the Pantry (1935)
When Knights Were Bold (1936)
The Frog (1937)
The Rat (1937)
Blondes for Danger (1938)
No Parking (1938)
A Royal Divorce (1938)
The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939)
The Missing People (1940)
You Will Remember (1941)
Up for the Cup (1950)
Take Me to Paris (1951)
Worm's Eye View (1951)
Reluctant Heroes (1952)
Little Big Shot (1952)

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