Movie Cosmos - Storm in a Teacup

Description:

A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.

Top Cast >

Vivien Leigh

As Victoria Gow

Rex Harrison

As Frank Burdon

Cecil Parker

As Provost William Gow

Sara Allgood

As Honoria Hegarty

Ursula Jeans

As Lisbet Skirving

Gus McNaughton

As Horace Skirving

Edgar K. Bruce

As McKellar

Robert Hale

As Lord Skerryvore

Quentin McPhearson

As Baillie Callender

Arthur Wontner

As Fiscal

Eliot Makeham

As Sheriff

George Pughe

As Menzies

Arthur Seaton

As Police Sergeant

Cecil Mannering

As Police Constable

Ivor Barnard

As Watkins

Cyril Smith

As Councillor

W.G. Fay

As Michael Cassidy

Scruffy

As Patsy

Robin Burns

As Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Thomas Gallagher

As Man in Court (uncredited)

Cameron Hall

As Chauffeur (uncredited)

Victor Harrington

As Man Outside Sheriff's Court (uncredited)

Stuart Hibberd

As News Reader (uncredited)

Mervyn Johns

As Court Bailiff (uncredited)

Charles Paton

As Guest at Official Dinner (uncredited)

Ernest Roberts

As Man (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Victor Saville

Director, Producer

Ian Dalrymple

Director, Writer

Donald Bull

Writer

Bruno Frank

Theatre Play

James Bridie

Writer

Ned Mann

Special Effects

Muir Mathieson

Music Director

D. Gallai-Hatchard

Camera Operator

William Hornbeck

Supervising Editor

Frederic Lewis

Original Music Composer

Cyril Randell

Editor

Andrej Andrejew

Set Decoration

Hugh Stewart

Editor

Dora Wright

Production Manager

A.W. Watkins

Sound Director

Stanley Haynes

Associate Producer

Mutz Greenbaum

Director of Photography

Charles Tasto

Sound Recordist

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (7/10)

This is quite a fun poke at the most preposterous and inflexible aspects of the political system as Rex Harrison - a journalist - writes an article critical of the rather arbitrary and pompous behaviour of the Provost of the Scottish town of Baikie (a kilted Cecil Parker) after he orders the confiscation of a dog whose owner has repeatedly refused to pay the fee for a statutory dog licence (or the many, subsequent, fines). Add to this cocktail the daughter of the Provost - Vivien Leigh, who takes a bit of a shine to Harrison and the story starts to take off. It's enjoyable, with fast-paced dialogue and some strong performances from the three leading actors who go some way to enlivening their characters. It's far too long, however - it really does go "walkies" for quite a bit in the middle, but that said it takes a gentle swipe at the establishment and with an outdoor swimming fundraiser cancelled due to rain, it does leave a smile on your face.

2022-06-20