A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Doreen and Milly are off to a beauty contest, Geoffrey and Catherine are having an illicit weekend in the Grand Hotel and May and the kids are set for a more straightforward holiday of sea, sand, and pub. Meanwhile, the manager and performers on the pier are praying for rain.
Carol Reed
Edward Black
Rodney Ackland
Roger Burford
Arthur Crabtree
John Lodge
Stephen Howard
Margaret Lockwood
Catherine Lawrence
Hugh Williams
Geoffrey
Rène Ray
Doreen Richards
Merle Tottenham
Milly
Linden Travers
Ann Howard
Wally Patch
Arthur
Kathleen Harrison
May
Garry Marsh
Follies Manager
Jeanne Stuart
Miss Mayfair
Wilfrid Lawson
Police Sergeant
Felix Aylmer
Dr. Nichols
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CinemaSerf
I wasn't around in 1938 (neither were my folks), but I can still recognise much of the sentiment of this film as the British obsession with the seaside is demonstrated, warts and all, in this lightly comedic assessment of our buckets and spade escapades at the weekend (sun shining or not!). Carol Re...
Gainsborough Pictures