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Bank Holiday (1938)

6.0/10 1h 26m Jan 27, 1938
Comedy Drama

A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Doreen and Milly are off to a beauty contest, Geoffrey and Catherine are having an illicit weekend in the Grand Hotel and May and the kids are set for a more straightforward holiday of sea, sand, and pub. Meanwhile, the manager and performers on the pier are praying for rain.

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Movie Details

Original Title Bank Holiday
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

John Lodge
John Lodge
Stephen Howard
Popularity: 0.6
Margaret Lockwood
Margaret Lockwood
Catherine Lawrence
Popularity: 3.4
Hugh Williams
Hugh Williams
Geoffrey
Popularity: 3.6
Rène Ray
Rène Ray
Doreen Richards
Popularity: 0.5
Merle Tottenham
Merle Tottenham
Milly
Popularity: 0.8
Linden Travers
Linden Travers
Ann Howard
Popularity: 1.0
Wally Patch
Wally Patch
Arthur
Popularity: 1.7
Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison
May
Popularity: 6.5
Garry Marsh
Garry Marsh
Follies Manager
Popularity: 1.6
Jeanne Stuart
Jeanne Stuart
Miss Mayfair
Popularity: 0.1
Wilfrid Lawson
Wilfrid Lawson
Police Sergeant
Popularity: 0.5
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
Dr. Nichols
Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Director Carol Reed
Writer Rodney Ackland, Roger Burford
Editor R. E. Dearing
Producer Edward Black
Music Louis Levy

Production

Gainsborough Pictures
GB

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Keywords

hotel beach nurse holiday romance brighton, england hospital pier seaside

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jun 20, 2022

I wasn't around in 1938 (neither were my folks), but I can still recognise much of the sentiment of this film as the British obsession with the seaside is demonstrated, warts and all, in this lightly comedic assessment of our buckets and spade escapades at the weekend (sun shining or not!). Carol Re ... Read more

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Rating
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Based on 14 votes

Details
Release Date January 27, 1938
Runtime 1h 26m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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