Save a Little Sunshine

Save a Little Sunshine
Save a Little Sunshine
	Dave Willis, Annabel Maule & Marian Dawson
Directed by	Norman Lee
Written by	Victor Kendall; Gilbert Gunn; Vernon Clancey;
Based on	the play Lights Out at Eleven by W. Armitage Owen
Produced by	Warwick Ward
Starring	Dave Willis; Pat Kirkwood; Tommy Trinder;
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Edited by	E. Richards
Music by	John Reynders; Noel Gay;
Production; company	Welwyn Studios
Distributed by	Pathé Pictures International
Release date	19 September 1938;
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Save a Little Sunshine is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Dave Willis, Pat Kirkwood and Tommy Trinder.^[2]^[3]^[4] It was written by Victor Kendall, Gilbert Gunn and Vernon Clancey based on the play Lights Out at Eleven by Armitage Owen.

Plot

After he is sacked from his job, Dave Smalley buys a share in a hotel, but has to resort to working there when all other financial schemes fail. His girlfriend Pat, however, comes up with the idea of turning the property into a smart restaurant, and business takes off beyond all expectation.

Cast

Dave Willis as Dave Smalley
Pat Kirkwood as Pat
Tommy Trinder as Will
Max Wall as Walter
Peggy Novak as Clara Timpson
Roger Maxwell as Hector Stanley
Ruth Dunning as Miss Dickson
Marian Dawson as Mrs Winterbottom
Annabel Maule as Marlene
Annie Esmond as Mrs Melworthy
Rosemary Scott as Miss Gaythorne
Charles Lefeaux as Mr Turnopp
Hal Walters as Stanley's assistant
Syd Crossley as auction room attendant
Aubrey Mallalieu as museum official
John Glyn-Jones as impressionist
Charles Penrose as talent scout
Trefor Jones as singer

Production

It was made by Welwyn Studios, an affiliate of ABC Pictures, at their Welwyn Garden City Studio. The songs "Save a Little Sunshine" and "Nothing Can Worry Me Now" were composed by Noel Gay.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A sufficient plot and good photography are not enough to support this limp and patchy picture. The dialogue (except for one line) is dull, the slapstick hesitating and the variety turns more than semi-detached."^[5]

Kine Weekly wrote: "A refreshing and not too pretentious comedy."^[6]

TV Guide called it "a harmless entry which offers nothing of value but a few hummable tunes."^[7]

References

^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.
^ "Save a Little Sunshine". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
^ "Save a Little Sunshine (1938)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
^ Sandra Brennan. "Save a Little Sunshine (1938) - Norman Lee - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
^ "Save a Little Sunshine". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 5 (49): 219. 1 January 1938 – via ProQuest.
^ "Save a Little Sunshine". Kine Weekly. 259 (1639): 20. 15 September 1938 – via ProQuest.
^ "Save A Little Sunshine". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017.

External links

Save a Little Sunshine at IMDb

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[1] Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.

[BFIsearch-2] "Save a Little Sunshine". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 19 October 2024.

[3] "Save a Little Sunshine (1938)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.

[4] Sandra Brennan. "Save a Little Sunshine (1938) - Norman Lee - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.

[5] "Save a Little Sunshine". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 5 (49): 219. 1 January 1938 – via ProQuest.

[6] "Save a Little Sunshine". Kine Weekly. 259 (1639): 20. 15 September 1938 – via ProQuest.

[7] "Save A Little Sunshine". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017.

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