Somewhere in Civvies | |
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Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
Written by | Con West Frank Randle |
Produced by | T.A. Welsh |
Starring | Frank Randle |
Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
Edited by | Flora Newton Ted Richards |
Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | Butcher's Film Service |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service (U.K.) |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Somewhere in Civvies is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Frank Randle, George Doonan and Suzette Tarri. Private Randle is discharged from the army and finds it difficult to adjust to civilian life. It was followed in 1948 by Somewhere in Politics.
Plot
Ex-army private Randle stands to receive a substantial inheritance from his uncle if he can prove he is of sound mind. However, his devious cousin tries to grab the money by having Randle committed to a psychiatric home.
Cast
- Frank Randle – Pte. Randle
- George Doonan – Sgt. Doonan
- Suzette Tarri – Mrs. Spam
- Joss Ambler – Matthews
- H.F. Maltby – Col. Tyldesley
- Nancy O'Neil – Mary Randle
- Grey Blake – Ralph Tyldesley
- Gus Aubrey – Pilkington
References
- "Somewhere in Civvies (1943)". BFI. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019.
- "Somewhere in Politics (1949) - John E. Blakeley - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
Bibliography
- Rattigan, Neil. This is England: British film and the People's War, 1939-1945. Associated University Presses, 2001.
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