Isn't Life Wonderful!
| Isn't Life Wonderful! | |
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| Directed by | Harold French |
| Screenplay by | Brock Williams |
| Produced by | Warwick Ward |
| Starring | Cecil Parker Eileen Herlie Donald Wolfit Peter Asher |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis |
| Music by | Philip Green |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé (UK) |
Release date | 16 November 1953 |
Running time | 81 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £97,710[2] |
Isn't Life Wonderful! is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Harold French.[4] It was released in the U.S. as Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop. An Edwardian family must deal with its black sheep, the alcoholic Uncle Willie (Donald Wolfit).
Plot
In Edwardian England, alcoholic Uncle Willie (Donald Wolfit) is an embarrassment to his family. Head of the household father (Cecil Parker), decides to set Willie up as the manager of a bicycle shop, hoping to impress visiting American heiress Virginia van Stuyden (Dianne Foster). The surprise for everyone comes when Uncle Willie's little shop begins to prosper.
Cast
- Cecil Parker as Father
- Eileen Herlie as Mother
- Donald Wolfit as Uncle Willie
- Peter Asher as Charles
- Eleanor Summerfield as Aunt Kate
- Dianne Foster as Virginia van Stuyden
- Robert Urquhart as Frank
- Russell Waters as Green
- Cecil Trouncer as Dr. Barsmith
- Philip Stainton as Dr. Mason
- Edwin Styles as Bamboula
- Arthur Young as Sir George Probus
- Fabia Drake as Lady Probus
Critical reception
TV Guide called it "A pleasant little charmer";[5] while Sky Cinema wrote, "Director Harold French skilfully milks its situations for all they are worth...No big stars in this film, which makes it an unexpected treat. Based on an equally entertaining novel Uncle Willie and the Bicycle Shop. Donald Wolfit stars as the alcoholic Uncle Willie, Cecil Parker suffers splendidly as Father."[6]
References
- ^ "ISN'T LIFE WONDERFUL - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk.
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p502
- ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
- ^ "Isn't Life Wonderful! (1953)".
- ^ "Isn't Life Wonderful!". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Isn't Life Wonderful!".
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