Storm in a Teacup
1937 | 87m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Victor Saville, Ian Dalrymple |
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| Writer: | James Bridie, Ian Dalrymple, Donald Bull |
| Staring: |
| A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 25, 1937 |
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| Director: | Victor Saville, Ian Dalrymple |
| Writer: | James Bridie, Ian Dalrymple, Donald Bull |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | scotland |
| Production Companies | London Films Productions, Victor Saville Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Vivien Leigh | Victoria Gow |
| Rex Harrison | Frank Burdon |
| Cecil Parker | Provost William Gow |
| Sara Allgood | Honoria Hegarty |
| Ursula Jeans | Lisbet Skirving |
| Gus McNaughton | Horace Skirving |
| Edgar K. Bruce | McKellar |
| Robert Hale | Lord Skerryvore |
| Quentin McPhearson | Baillie Callender |
| Arthur Wontner | Fiscal |
| Eliot Makeham | Sheriff |
| George Pughe | Menzies |
| Arthur Seaton | Police Sergeant |
| Cecil Mannering | Police Constable |
| Ivor Barnard | Watkins |
| Cyril Smith | Councillor |
| W.G. Fay | Michael Cassidy |
| Scruffy | Patsy |
| Robin Burns | Man in Crowd (uncredited) |
| Thomas Gallagher | Man in Court (uncredited) |
| Cameron Hall | Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| Victor Harrington | Man Outside Sheriff's Court (uncredited) |
| Stuart Hibberd | News Reader (uncredited) |
| Mervyn Johns | Court Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Charles Paton | Guest at Official Dinner (uncredited) |
| Ernest Roberts | Man (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Victor Saville | Director |
| James Bridie | Writer |
| Ian Dalrymple | Director, Writer |
| Bruno Frank | Theatre Play |
| Frederic Lewis | Original Music Composer |
| Mutz Greenbaum | Director of Photography |
| Hugh Stewart | Editor |
| Andrej Andrejew | Set Decoration |
| Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| William Hornbeck | Supervising Editor |
| D. Gallai-Hatchard | Camera Operator |
| Donald Bull | Writer |
| Cyril Randell | Editor |
| Dora Wright | Production Manager |
| Charles Tasto | Sound Recordist |
| A.W. Watkins | Sound Director |
| Ned Mann | Special Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Victor Saville | Producer |
| Stanley Haynes | Associate Producer |
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Trending Position
This is quite a fun poke at the most preposterous and inflexible aspects of the political system as Rex Harrison - a journalist - writes an article critical of the rather arbitrary and pompous behaviour of the Provost of the Scottish town of Baikie (a kilted Cecil Parker) after he orders the confisc ... ation of a dog whose owner has repeatedly refused to pay the fee for a statutory dog licence (or the many, subsequent, fines). Add to this cocktail the daughter of the Provost - Vivien Leigh, who takes a bit of a shine to Harrison and the story starts to take off. It's enjoyable, with fast-paced dialogue and some strong performances from the three leading actors who go some way to enlivening their characters. It's far too long, however - it really does go "walkies" for quite a bit in the middle, but that said it takes a gentle swipe at the establishment and with an outdoor swimming fundraiser cancelled due to rain, it does leave a smile on your face.