Cup-tie Honeymoon
Appearance
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Directed by | John E. Blakeley |
Written by | John E. Blakeley and Arthur Mertz |
Produced by | John E. Blakeley |
Starring | Sandy Powell Dan Young Betty Jumel Patricia Phoenix |
Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
Edited by | Dorothy Stimson |
Distributed by | Mancunian Films |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Cup-tie Honeymoon is a 1947 British film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Sandy Powell. It was the first film to be made at the Dickenson Road Studios by the Mancunian Film Corporation in 1947 .[1][2]
Plot summary
[edit]A business man's son has to choose between playing for his father's team and their rivals in a football match. He does the right thing and romantically impresses his father's secretary.
Cast
[edit]- Sandy Powell as Joe Butler
- Dan Young as Cecil Alistair
- Betty Jumel as Betty
- Pat McGrath as Eric Chambers
- Violet Farebrother as Mary Chambers
- Frank Groves as Jimmy Owen
- Joyanne Bracewell as Pauline May
- Vic Arnley as grandad
- Harold Walden as himself
- Barry K. Barnes as grumpy customer
- Pat Phoenix as Mrs. Butler (credited as Patricia Pilkington)
- Bernard Youens as coalman (uncredited)
- David Edwin Vivian Coker Callan as policeman
Production
[edit]Filmed in Rusholme, Manchester, much of the shooting took place on local streets and at the nearby Maine Road stadium.
Cultural impact
[edit]Release of the film coincided with the start of the 1947 football season.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cup-tie Honeymoon". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Cup-tie Honeymoon (1947) | BFI". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
External links
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