Rookery Nook (film)
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| Directed by | Tom Walls |
| Written by | W. P. Lipscomb Ben Travers |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | Tom Walls Ralph Lynn Winifred Shotter Mary Brough |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles William Shenton |
| Edited by | Maclean Rogers (uncredited) |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Woolf & Freedman Film Service (UK) MGM (US) |
Release dates | 11 February 1930 (London) (UK) 21 June 1930 (US) |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Rookery Nook is a 1930 film farce, directed by Tom Walls, with a script by Ben Travers. It is a screen adaptation of the original 1926 Aldwych farce of the same title. The film was known in the U.S. as One Embarrassing Night.[1]
Synopsis
Rhoda Marley seeks refuge overnight from a tyrannical stepfather in the house of Gerald Popkiss. He is alone there, as his wife is away; fearing a scandal he attempts to conceal Rhoda's presence from nosy domestic staff and his in-laws, with the help of his cousin Clive. Eventually all is explained, Gerald and his wife are reconciled, and Clive pairs off with Rhoda.
Cast
- Gerald Popkiss – Ralph Lynn*
- Clive Popkiss – Tom Walls*
- Rhoda Marley – Winifred Shotter*
- Mrs Leverett – Mary Brough*
- Harold Twine – Robertson Hare*
- Gertrude Twine – Ethel Coleridge*
- Putz – Griffith Humphreys*
- Poppy Dickey – Doreen Bendix
- Clara Popkiss – Margot Grahame
- Source: British Film Institute[2]
Cast members marked * were the creators of the roles in the original stage production.[3]
Reception
The film was voted the best British movie of 1930[4]
Notes
- ^ Ben Travers. "One Embarrassing Night (1930) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast". AllMovie. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Rookery Nook", British Film Institute, accessed 14 February 2013.
- ^ "Aldwych Theatre – Rookery Nook", The Times, 1 July 1926, p. 14.
- ^ "Sunshine Susie", The Daily News, 19 August 1933, p. 19
External links
- Rookery Nook at IMDb
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