Summer Lightning (film)
| Summer Lightning | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
| Written by | Miles Malleson |
| Based on | novel Summer Lightning by P.G. Wodehouse |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | Ralph Lynn Winifred Shotter Chili Bouchier |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
Production companies | Herbert Wilcox Productions (for) British & Dominions Film Corporation |
| Distributed by | United Artists Corporation (UK) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Summer Lightning is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Chili Bouchier and Horace Hodges.[1] It is based on the novel Summer Lightning by P.G. Wodehouse.[2]
Premise
Hugo Carmody, the impoverished secretary to Lord Emsworth falls for Millicent the boss's niece, and steals his Lordship's prize pig in a scheme to raise funds to marry her.[3]
Cast
- Ralph Lynn – Hugo Carmody
- Winifred Shotter – Millicent Keeble
- Chili Bouchier – Sue Brown
- Horace Hodges – Lord Emsworth
- Helen Ferrers – Lady Emsworth
- Esme Percy – Baxter
- Miles Malleson – Beach
- Gordon James – Pillbeam
- Joe Monkhouse - Pigman
References
- ^ "Summer Lightning (1933)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). "British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film". Routledge – via Google Books.
- ^ "Summer Lightning (1933) - Maclean Rogers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
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