After viewing the splendid Portrait from Life (1948-also reviewed) I was happy to find on the Talking Pictures free online catch-up service other overlooked titles involving film maker Terence Fisher,which led to me joining in with the galore.
View on the film:
Detailed in the outstanding book Terence Fisher: Master Of Gothic Cinema by Tony Dalton that the film was made by the short-lived Brighton Film Studios in an attempt to tap into the Comedy market that Ealing studios were experiencing successes with.
The screenplay by Peter Plaskett and husband & wife John and Emery Bonnett sadly never fully settles down to life in the town, due to half the time spent with delightfully quirky locals, which gets stopped from reaching full flow, due to the plodding laugh-free main plot thread being the (keeping up with the) Joneses couple competing for a cottage where the winner must have the most grandchildren.
Later expressing how much he enjoyed filming round Brighton, directing auteur Terence Fisher displays his eye for delving into the roots of villages and towns, via closely working with cinematographer Jonah Jones on amusing whip-pans towards the muttering locals caught up in the middle of this galore.
View on the film:
Detailed in the outstanding book Terence Fisher: Master Of Gothic Cinema by Tony Dalton that the film was made by the short-lived Brighton Film Studios in an attempt to tap into the Comedy market that Ealing studios were experiencing successes with.
The screenplay by Peter Plaskett and husband & wife John and Emery Bonnett sadly never fully settles down to life in the town, due to half the time spent with delightfully quirky locals, which gets stopped from reaching full flow, due to the plodding laugh-free main plot thread being the (keeping up with the) Joneses couple competing for a cottage where the winner must have the most grandchildren.
Later expressing how much he enjoyed filming round Brighton, directing auteur Terence Fisher displays his eye for delving into the roots of villages and towns, via closely working with cinematographer Jonah Jones on amusing whip-pans towards the muttering locals caught up in the middle of this galore.