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Poet's Pub

"Laughter on tap"

1949-07-05 Comedy 1hr 19m

A loosely structured comedy allowing for a series of vignettes based around an ancient coaching inn. The story was adapted from the 1929 novel by Scottish writer Erik Linklater.

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A loosely structured comedy allowing for a series of vignettes based around an ancient coaching inn. The story was adapted from the 1929 novel by Scottish writer Erik Linklater.

  • Released
    1949-07-05
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 19m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Thriller
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    Aquila Film Enterprises

Crew

Frederick Wilson
Director
Eric Linklater
Novel
Keywords:
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Cast

Derek Bond

Derek Bond
Saturday Keith
Rona Anderson

Rona Anderson
Joanna Benbow
James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice
Prof. Benbow
John McLaren

John McLaren
Elmer Van Buren
Barbara Murray

Barbara Murray
Nelly Bly
Peter Croft

Peter Croft
Quentin Cotton
Leslie Dwyer

Leslie Dwyer
Holly
Joyce Grenfell

Joyce Grenfell
Miss Horsefell-Hughes
Fabia Drake

Fabia Drake
Lady Mercy Cotton
Maurice Denham

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Kay Cavendish

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Jean Forbes
Andrew Osborn

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Iris Hoey

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-04-16

This opens up with a quite a fun exchange between poet "Saturday Keith" (Derek Bond) - "Frankly, sir, I'm lost for words" and literary criti... read more

This opens up with a quite a fun exchange between poet "Saturday Keith" (Derek Bond) - "Frankly, sir, I'm lost for words" and literary critic "Prof. Benbow" (James Robertson Justice) - "I know, sir, I've read your works..." that rather sets the tone for this light-hearted post-war comedy set in a rustic inn that is struggling to make ends meet. The not-so-hot poet is, rather imprudently, made the manager of this establishment and as he gradually falls for "Joanna" (Rona Anderson) - the daughter of his nemesis - what ensues is a rather entertainingly prickly love story that also finds itself embroiled in a little kidnapping intrigue - and, the mystery of a secret room! I always found that Joyce Grenfell could light up the screen just by smiling, and though that's just about all she does here, she and JRJ do just about enough to keep Eric Linklater's jolly whimsy enjoyable for eighty minutes with some borderline farce and silliness. No, you will not remember watching it half an hour after it's done, but it is still worth a watch to see some true professionals make a small silk purse from a bit of a sow's ear.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

This opens up with a quite a fun exchange between poet "Saturday Keith" (Derek Bond) - "Frankly, sir, I'm lost for words" and literary critic "Prof. Benbow" (James Robertson Justice) - "I know, sir, I've read your works..." that rather sets...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-04-16

This opens up with a quite a fun exchange between poet "Saturday Keith" (Derek Bond) - "Frankly, sir, I'm lost for words" and literary critic "Prof. Benbow" (James Robertson Justice) - "I know, sir, I...

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