Somewhere on Leave
Somewhere on Leave | |
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Directed by | John E. Blakeley |
Written by | Roney Parsons Anthony Toner |
Produced by | John E. Blakeley |
Starring | Frank Randle |
Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
Edited by | E.R. Richards |
Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service (U.K.) |
Release date | February 1943 (U.K.) |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Somewhere on Leave is a 1943 British comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Frank Randle, Harry Korris and Dan Young.[1] It was the third in the series of Somewhere films following Private Randle and his comrades.[2] It was followed by Somewhere in Civvies.
Plot
Private Randle (Frank Randle) and army pals, Privates Young (Dan Young) and Enoch (Robbie Vincent) are invited by Private Desmond (Pat McGrath) to spend some off-duty time at his stately home. Private Desmond is too busy courting an ATS girl (Antoinette Lupino) to notice the squaddies are running riot in his house.
Cast
- Frank Randle - Pte. Randle
- Harry Korris - Sgt. Korris
- Dan Young - Pte. Young
- Robbie Vincent - Pte. Enoch
- Antoinette Lupino - Toni Beaumont
- Pat McGrath - Pte. Roy Desmond
- Toni Edgar-Bruce - Mrs. Delvaine
- Edna Wood - Land Girl
- Vincent Holman - Butler
- Percival Mackey Orchestra - Themselves
- Noel Dainton - Capt. Delvaine
- Sidney Monckton - Captain Adams
- John Varley - Lieut. Bassett
- Clifford Cobb - Commando Sgt.
- Elizabeth Wilson - A.T.S. Girl
- Esme Lewis - Mrs Gerrard
- Nan Hopkins - A.T.S. Girl
- Hilda Jones - Land Girl
- Ernie Dillon - Trampoline Artist
Critical reception
The Radio Times gave the film two out of five stars. Its critic wrote: "Of the music-hall turns who made films, Lancashire comedian Frank Randle was among the most successful. But his appeal inevitably exemplifies the North-South divide and his success - including that of his five Somewhere films - was largely confined to home ground...It may be unsophisticated, and more a series of incidents than a cohesive narrative, but it's still fun."[3]
References
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | SOMEWHERE ON LEAVE (1942)". 5 February 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Frank Randle". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.
- ^ "Somewhere on Leave (1942)". Radio Times.
Bibliography
- Rattigan, Neil. This is England: British film and the People's War, 1939-1945. Associated University Presses, 2001.
External links
- 1943 films
- 1943 comedy films
- Films directed by John E. Blakeley
- British comedy films
- Military humor in film
- British black-and-white films
- Films scored by Percival Mackey
- Films shot in Greater Manchester
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s British films
- English-language comedy films
- 1940s British comedy film stubs