On the Sunny Side (1942 film)
Appearance
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Directed by | Harold D. Schuster |
Screenplay by | George Templeton Lillie Hayward |
Based on | Fraternity 1941 short story by Mary C. McCall Jr.[1] |
Produced by | Lou L. Ostrow |
Starring | Roddy McDowall Jane Darwell Stanley Clements |
Cinematography | Lucien N. Andriot |
Edited by | Fred Allen |
Music by | Leigh Harline Cyril J. Mockridge David Raksin |
Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
On the Sunny Side is a 1942 drama film, directed by Harold D. Schuster, starring Roddy McDowall, Jane Darwell and Stanley Clements.
Plot summary
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Hugh Aylesworth (Roddy McDowall), is a well-bred English youth who is evacuated to America during the London Blitz. Hugh moves into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrews (Don Douglas and Katherine Alexander). The couple's own son Don (Freddie Mercer), feels neglected and considers Hugh a royal pain in the posterior.[2]
Cast
- Roddy McDowall as Hugh Aylesworth
- Jane Darwell as Annie
- Stanley Clements as Tom Sanders
- Katharine Alexander as Mrs. Mary Andrews
- Donald Douglas as Mr. Andrews (as Don Douglas)
- Freddie Mercer as Don Andrews
- Ann E. Todd as Betty (as Ann Todd)
- Jill Esmond as Mrs. Aylesworth
- Fred Walburn as Dick
- Leon Tyler as Flip
- William 'Billy' Benedict as Messenger
- Stuart Robertson as Broadcast Announcer
References
- ^ ""The Short Short Story", by Mary C. McCall, Jr., Collier's Weekly, February 1, 1941, pp. 24-57". Unz.org. 1941-02-01. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ "On the Sunny Side (1942) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
External links
- On the Sunny Side at IMDb
- On the Sunny Side at AllMovie
- On the Sunny Side at the TCM Movie Database
- On the Sunny Side at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Categories:
- 1942 films
- 1940s war drama films
- 20th Century Fox films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- American war drama films
- English-language films
- Films based on short fiction
- Films directed by Harold D. Schuster
- Films scored by David Raksin
- Films scored by Leigh Harline
- Films set in Ohio
- Films set on the home front during World War II
- World War II films made in wartime
- 1942 drama films
- War drama film stubs