Worm's Eye View

Worm's Eye View
Worm's Eye View
Directed by	Jack Raymond
Written by	R.F. Delderfield ; Jack Marks
Based on	the 1943 play by R.F. Delderfield[1]
Produced by	Henry Halstead
Starring	Ronald Shiner; Garry Marsh; Diana Dors
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Helen Wiggins
Music by	Tony Lowry ; Tony Fones
Production; company	Henry Halstead Productions (as Byron Films)
Distributed by	Associated British-Pathé (UK)
Release date	April 1951 (UK);
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Worm's Eye View is a 1951 British Technicolor comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ronald Shiner and Diana Dors.[2] Based on the 1945 play of the same name by R.F. Delderfield, it was produced by Henry Halsted and Byron Films.

Plot

The film is set in a family home during World War II. Their bitter landlady is not pleased by five fighters from the Royal Air Force who are staying there and she re-directs unjustly her frustrations against the family. Part of the film appears in the 1948 Rise and Shiner.[3]

Cast

Ronald Shiner as Sam Porter
Garry Marsh as Pop Brownlow
Diana Dors as Thelma
John Blythe as Duke
Bruce Seton as Squadron Leader Briarly
Digby Wolfe as Corporal Mark Trelawney
Eric Davies as Taffy
Everley Gregg as Mrs. Bounty
Christina Forrest as Bella Bounty
Jonathan Field as Sydney
William Percy as Mr Bounty

Production

Filming took place at Hammersmith in late 1950.[4][5]

Reception

Box office

Worm's Eye View was the sixth most popular film at the British box office in 1951.[6][7]

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "some mild amusement is to be found here, particularly in the dialogue, though all in all this is nothing special. British filmgoers thought otherwise, though, making both the film and Shiner big successes."[8]

References

Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.
"Worm's Eye View". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
"Rise and Shiner (1948)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
Round the British Studios Nepean, Edith. Picture Show; London Vol. 56, Iss. 1450, (Jan 13, 1951): 11.
The Frasers and the Munros call rival rallies Date: Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1950 Publication: Daily Mail (London, England) p 2
"Vivien Leigh Actress of the Year". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 29 December 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
Thumim, Janet. "The popular cash and culture in the postwar British cinema industry". Screen. Vol. 32, no. 3. p. 259.
"Worm's Eye View". TVGuide.com.

External links

Worm's Eye View at AllMovie
Worm's Eye View at the British Film Institute
Worm's Eye View at IMDb

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[1] Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.

[BFIsearch-2] "Worm's Eye View". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[3] "Rise and Shiner (1948)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.

[4] Round the British Studios Nepean, Edith. Picture Show; London Vol. 56, Iss. 1450, (Jan 13, 1951): 11.

[5] The Frasers and the Munros call rival rallies Date: Wednesday, Nov. 29, 1950 Publication: Daily Mail (London, England) p 2

[6] "Vivien Leigh Actress of the Year". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 29 December 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

[7] Thumim, Janet. "The popular cash and culture in the postwar British cinema industry". Screen. Vol. 32, no. 3. p. 259.

[8] "Worm's Eye View". TVGuide.com.