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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| Edited by | Peter Bezencenet |
| 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[edit]
An Oxford poet is persuaded to become manager of the Pelican Pub, after complaining about the food and service.
Cast[edit]
- Derek Bond as Saturday Keith
- Rona Anderson as Joanna Benbow
- James Robertson Justice as Prof. Benbow
- John McLaren as Elmer Van Buren
- Barbara Murray as Nelly Bly
- Peter Croft 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
- Andrew Osborn as Williams
- Iris Hoey as Lady Keith
- Vincent Ball as Stacey
- Ernest Berk as Dancer
- Elizabeth Blake as Dancer
- Dennis Brian as Member, Oxford Crew
- Derek Briggs as Cyclist
- Olwen Brookes as Bridge Player
- Ann Codrington as Bridge Player
- Deidre Doyle as Mrs. Arnott
- Geoffrey Dunn as Mr. Sedgwick
- Alexander Field as Waiter
- Dorothy Green as Bridge Player
- Pat Hagen as Dancer
- Mona K. Harrison as Bridge Player
- Patricia Hayes as Mrs. Lott
- Walter Horsbrugh as Curate
- Roddy Hughes as Truscott
- Peter Illing as Charles
- Jennifer Jayne as Cyclist
- Sam Kydd as George
- Arthur Lowe as Coach Guide
- Michael McKeag as Cyclist
- Mike Oxley as Cyclist
- Dermot Palmer 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
- Mela White as Cyclist
- Edward Rigby as Pageant watching Villager (uncredited)
Production[edit]
The film features actors viewing a combined radiogram television receiver made by Alba in 1948.
External links[edit]
- Poet's Pub at IMDb
- Poet's Pub at AllMovie
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Categories:
- 1949 films
- 1949 comedy 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 drinking establishments
- Films set in England
- Films set in London
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s British films
- 1940s British comedy film stubs