Rent It's a Great Day / The Girl Who Couldn't Quite (1955)
3.2 of 5 from 50 ratings
2h 32min
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- Synopsis:
Double bill of British comedy dramas.
It's a Great Day (1955)Filmed at Shepperton, 'It's a Great Day' was based on an early British television series, "The Grove Family". First transmitted in 1954 and apparently named after the BBC's Lime Grove Studio where it was filmed. The script for the film was written by Roland and Michael Pertwee, father and brother of Jon Pertwee, a stalwart of British cinema, television and radio, now best remembered as one of the many incarnations of Dr. Who. The film features all the original television cast members. Builder Bob Grove (Edward Evans) finds his life becoming increasingly complicated when he innocently receives some stolen property. He also has deadlines to meet, as an impending royal visit to the housing estate that he is building draws closer.
The Girl Who Couldn't Quite (1950)
Ruth (Elizabeth Henson) hasn't smiled since she was a little girl and suffers with a severe attack of amnesia but with the friendship of a tramp (Bill Owen) she learns to smile again...- Actors:
- Ruth Dunning, Edward Evans, Sheila Sweet, Peter Bryant, Nancy Roberts, Margaret Downs, Christopher Beeny, Vera Day, Sidney James, Victor Maddern, John Stuart, Henry Oscar, Michael Balfour, Marjorie Rhodes, Nan Braunton, Spencer Hale, Donald Finlay, Patrick Jordan, Ian Whittaker, Stanley Rose
- Directors:
- John Warrington, Norman Lee
- Producers:
- Victor Lyndon, John Argyle
- Writers:
- Michael Pertwee, Roland Pertwee, Leo Marks, Norman Lee, Marjorie Deans
- Studio:
- Renown Pictures
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Collections:
- Films & TV by topic, From Small Screen to Silver Screen: Films Based on TV, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Sidney James
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One Good And One Great - It's a Great Day / The Girl Who Couldn't Quite review by PS
The first film - It's A Great Day - features a family who's father gets into trouble when he unwittingly buys some stolen tiles, and the situation quickly escalates as other family members get into scrapes of their own. Good family fun, just right for a Sunday afternoon.
The second film - The Girl Who Couldn't Quite - is far more interesting: a girl lives with her rich relatives in a country mansion. She hasn't laughed once since she was five. Despite her family's best efforts, both to try to make her laugh and to find out why she can''t, nothing works until one day she sees a man in the garden and laughs at him. The family promptly try to hire him, but despite him being a tramp he has morals and standards and refuses the money. However, when he's told the story, he agrees to stay. The plot develops nicely, with plenty of twists and turns, and is one of the most clever and unusual films I've seen. It kept me fascinated to the end, and I'd certainly recommend it to anyone who finds modern films unsatisfying.
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