Storm in a Teacup (1937)
1937 · Feature film · 86 min · dir. Victor Saville
"When you grow up, you will get out— every time, no matter what it costs"
- Comedy
- Romance
Synopsis
Frank Burdon (Sir Rex Harrison) is a new reporter on a small-town Scottish paper. He's told to interview local politician William Gow (Cecil Parker), then left in charge of the paper overnight. He sees Gow being high-handed to a woman who can't afford to license her dog, and decides to run that story instead of the expected puff piece. Both are decent men, but a little too proud to back down, and the battle escalates into a criminal case. But at the same time, Burdon and Gow's daughter Victoria…
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Victor Saville
- Writer
- James Bridie
- Composer
- Frederic Lewis
- Cinematography
- Mutz Greenbaum
- Studio
- London Films Productions, Victor Saville Productions, United Artists
- Released
- 1937-02-25
- Running time
- 86 minutes
Cast & crew
- Victor Saville Director
Vivien Leigh
Rex Harrison
Cecil Parker
Sara Allgood
Ursula Jeans
Gus McNaughton- Edgar K. Bruce
Robert Hale
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · An election goes to the dogs · picfixer · 2011-10-20
Vivien Leigh, Rex Harrison, Cecil Parker, Sara Allgood - you could not assemble a finer primary cast for this screwball romp centered on a British bi-election. A Scottish blowhard's candidacy appears to be in the bag, but then all hell breaks loose over an unpaid dog license. (You can be forgiven for thinking of Frank Capra.) Excellent performances from the entire cast. Outstanding production values. The 100-dog invasion of the protagonist's mansion is a sight to behold! This one is engaging fun from beginning to end. The complete print is in very good condition. However it is low in…
★★★★★ · Perfect British comedy · Gennie1 · 2014-04-01
Except for the references to current events, this really feels much more contemporary. It feels more like late forties to early 1960's movie--maybe even a little like MASH (t.v.). This was a little bit sharper than a typical screwball comedy, but never cynical. Very British, very timely in terms of it's message, but timeless as well.
★★★★ · Delightful entertainment · Big Boomer · 2017-11-12
Thoroughly mad cap British humour. The local Provost has his pride cause him to take one poorly advised action after another against a woman and her dog. Along the way his daughter finds a reporter to be just the man for her. You will enjoy this film.
This film was released on November 1937, not February 1937! · George Ho · 2012-01-23
I checked a 1977 biography of Vivien Leigh, and this film was released on November 1937 (US), not February 1937, as AFI Catalog claimed. According to Copyright Catalog and AFI Catalog, this film's copyright date was August 10, 1937. The film stock and the story description were deposited in October 1937, less than three months after first US publication.
