Poet's Pub
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| Directed by | Frederick Wilson |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Poet's Pub by Eric Linklater |
| Produced by | Donald B. Wilson |
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| Music by | Clifton Parker |
Production company | Aquila Film |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date | 5 July 1949 |
Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Poet's Pub is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Frederick Wilson and starring Derek Bond, Rona Anderson and James Robertson Justice. It is based on the 1929 novel of the same title by Eric Linklater. The film was one of four of David Rawnsley's Aquila Films that used his proposed "independent frame" technique. It was made at Pinewood Studios.
Premise[]
An Oxford poet is convinced to become manager of the Pelican Pub, after complaining about the food and service.
Cast[]
- Derek Bond as Saturday Keith
- Rona Anderson as Joanna Benbow
- James Robertson Justice as Prof. Benbow
- as Elmer Van Buren
- Barbara Murray as Nelly Bly
- as Quentin Cotton
- Leslie Dwyer as Holly
- Joyce Grenfell as Miss Horsefell-Hughes
- Fabia Drake as Lady Mercy Cotton
- Maurice Denham as PC Windle
- Kay Cavendish as Jean Forbes
- as Williams
- Iris Hoey as Lady Keith
- Vincent Ball as Stacey
- as Dancer
- Elizabeth Blake as Dancer
- as Member, Oxford Crew
- as Cyclist
- Olwen Brookes as Bridge Player
- as Bridge Player
- as Mrs. Arnott
- Geoffrey Dunn as Mr. Sedgwick
- Alexander Field as Waiter
- Dorothy Green as Bridge Player
- as Dancer
- as Bridge Player
- Patricia Hayes as Mrs. Lott
- as Curate
- Roddy Hughes as Truscott
- Peter Illing as Charles
- Jennifer Jayne as Cyclist
- Sam Kydd as George
- Arthur Lowe as Coach Guide
- as Cyclist
- Mike Oxley as Cyclist
- as Harris
- John Singer as Cox
- Philip Stainton as Mr. Lott
- Anthony Steel as Compton
- Joan Sterndale-Bennett
- Dennis Vance as Scriven
- Leslie Weston as Higgins
- as Cyclist
- Edward Rigby as Pageant watching Villager (uncredited)
Production[]
The film features actors viewing a combined radiogram television receiver made by Alba in 1948.
External links[]
- Poet's Pub at IMDb
- Poet's Pub at AllMovie
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- English-language films
- 1949 films
- 1949 comedy films
- British films
- Films shot at Pinewood Studios
- Films based on British novels
- British comedy films
- British black-and-white films
- Films scored by Clifton Parker
- Films set in England
- Films set in London
- 1940s British comedy film stubs