Cheer the Brave
| Cheer the Brave | |
|---|---|
Opening titles | |
| Directed by | Kenneth Hume |
| Written by | Kenneth Hume |
| Produced by | John Sutro David Webster |
| Starring | |
Production company | SWH-Piccadilly |
| Distributed by | Apex Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cheer the Brave is a 1951 British second feature ('B')[1] comedy film directed and written by Kenneth Hume and starring Elsie Randolph, Jack McNaughton and Geoffrey Keen.[2] It was made at Southall Studios.
Plot
A mild-mannered man gets married, but soon finds his new wife to be a domineering tyrant. After discovering her previous husband is not really dead, he manages to escape from her clutches.
Cast
- Elsie Randolph as Doris Wilson
- Jack McNaughton as Bill Potter
- Geoffrey Keen as Wilson
- Marie Ault as mother-in-law
- Vida Hope
- Mavis Villiers
- Eileen Way
- Gordon Mulholland
- Sam Kydd
- Rose Howlett
- Helen Goss
- Michael Ward
- John Bull
- Elizabeth Saunders
- Jennifer Duncan
- Molly Weir
Reception
Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture fails to cover new ground, but the familiar domestic gags, confidently put over by the co-stars and Marie Ault, cast as the tippling mother-in-law, still manage to click. The "twist" ending is no surprise, but it also registers. The one snag is the footage, the frolic is a little on the long side."[3]
In The British 'B' Movie, Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane call the film a "dim tale".[1]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Competent comedy."[4]
References
- ^ a b Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Cheer the Brave". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Cheer the Brave". Kine Weekly. 412 (2297): 24. 5 July 1951. ProQuest 2826311447.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 292. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
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