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{{Short description|1949 British film by Derek N. Twist}}
{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with the 1937 American film ''[[All Over Town]]''.}}
{{Hatnote|Not to be confused with the 1937 American film ''[[All Over Town]]''.}}
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| screenplay = [[Michael Gordon (film editor)|Michael Gordon]]<br>Derek N. Twist
| screenplay = [[Michael Gordon (film editor)|Michael Gordon]]<br>Derek N. Twist
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| based_on = {{based on|''All Over the Town''|[[R.F. Delderfield]]}}
| based_on = {{based on|''All Over the Town''|[[R. F. Delderfield]]}}
| producer = [[Ian Dalrymple]]<br>Michael Gordon
| producer = [[Ian Dalrymple]]<br>Michael Gordon
| starring = [[Norman Wooland]]<br>[[Sarah Churchill (actress)|Sarah Churchill]]<br>[[Cyril Cusack]]<br>[[Ronald Adam (actor)|Ronald Adam]]
| starring = [[Norman Wooland]]<br>[[Sarah Churchill (actress)|Sarah Churchill]]<br>[[Cyril Cusack]]<br>[[Ronald Adam (actor)|Ronald Adam]]
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'''''All Over the Town''''' is a 1949 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Derek N. Twist]] and starring [[Norman Wooland]], [[Sarah Churchill (actress)|Sarah Churchill]] and [[Cyril Cusack]]. It was based on the 1947 novel by [[R.F. Delderfield]].
'''''All Over the Town''''' is a 1949 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Derek N. Twist]] and starring [[Norman Wooland]], [[Sarah Churchill (actress)|Sarah Churchill]] and [[Cyril Cusack]].<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=All Over the Town |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150114532 |access-date=25 July 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref> It was written by [[Michael Gordon (film director)|Michael Gordon]] and Twist based on the 1947 novel by [[R. F. Delderfield]].


==Premise==
==Plot==
After serving in the [[RAF]] during the [[Second World War]], Nat Hearn ([[Norman Wooland]]) returns to his prewar job as a reporter on the ''Tormouth Clarion''. He meets and is attracted to Sally Thorpe ([[Sarah Churchill (actress)|Sarah Churchill]]), who had replaced him when he enlisted and has been given notice now he has returned. He arranges for her to be kept on and they spend time together and become engaged to marry. Later, Nat becomes a co-owner and editor of the paper, but the other co-owner disagrees with Nat's new editorial policy which often involves upsetting people who provide the paper with much of its advertising revenue. So he arranges for most of the staff to take holiday time-off simultaneously to prevent Nat's opposition to Tormouth council's proposed redevelopment scheme from which some councillors plan to profit personally. Despite this, at a public meeting called by the council, Nat and his small band of supporters manage to convince the locals to support Nat in the dispute.
After serving in the [[RAF]] during the [[Second World War]], Nat Hearn returns to his prewar job as a reporter on the ''Tormouth Clarion''. He meets and is attracted to Sally Thorpe, who had replaced him when he enlisted and has been given notice now he has returned. He arranges for her to be kept on and they spend time together and become engaged to marry. Later, Nat becomes a co-owner and editor of the paper, but the other co-owner disagrees with Nat's new editorial policy which often involves upsetting people who provide the paper with much of its advertising revenue. So he arranges for most of the staff to take holiday time-off simultaneously to prevent Nat's opposition to Tormouth council's proposed redevelopment scheme from which some councillors plan to profit personally. Despite this, at a public meeting called by the council, Nat and his small band of supporters manage to convince the locals to support Nat in the dispute.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Reception==
==Reception==
''[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]]'' wrote: "The acting for the most part is good, but not outstanding. The satirical comedy and humour are good. Direction and production are adequate and the film has an exciting climax and satisfying ending."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1949 |title=All Over the Town |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305808128/A868F3E6E95C49D3PQ/3 |journal=[[The Monthly Film Bulletin]] |volume=16 |issue=181 |pages=38 |via=ProQuest}}</ref>

''[[The New York Times]]'' described it as a "slow, dogmatic little picture" with a "dog-eared" plot.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|title=All over the Town (1949) at the Embassy|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E00EEDE123FE33BBC4E51DFB3668382659EDE|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=26 May 1949}}</ref> In ''[[The Times]]'', the film's plot was seen as unoriginal, executed "without inspiration or any originality of thought".<ref>{{cite news|title=New films in London|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=7 March 1949}}</ref>
''[[The New York Times]]'' described it as a "slow, dogmatic little picture" with a "dog-eared" plot.<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|title=All over the Town (1949) at the Embassy|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E00EEDE123FE33BBC4E51DFB3668382659EDE|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=26 May 1949}}</ref> In ''[[The Times]]'', the film's plot was seen as unoriginal, executed "without inspiration or any originality of thought".<ref>{{cite news|title=New films in London|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=7 March 1949}}</ref>


==Later history==
==Later history==
By the beginning of the 21st century, the only known surviving copy of the film was the [[negative (film)|negative]] at the [[British Film Institute|BFI]] [[National Film and Television Archive]]. In 2005, the Lyme Regis Film Society commissioned the production of a new print from the negative. This copy of the film is housed in Lyme Regis Museum and has been shown at the local Regent Cinema on a few occasions.<ref name=Bridport/> Since 2018, the film has been shown on the UK television channel ''[[Talking Pictures TV]]''.
By the beginning of the 21st century, the only known surviving copy of the film was the [[negative (film)|negative]] at the [[British Film Institute|BFI]] [[National Film and Television Archive]]. In 2005, the Lyme Regis Film Society commissioned the production of a new print from the negative. This copy of the film is housed in Lyme Regis Museum and was shown at the local Regent Cinema on a few occasions before it burnt down in 2016.<ref name=Bridport/> Since 2018, the film has been shown on the UK television channel ''[[Talking Pictures TV]]''.


==References==
==References==
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* {{IMDb title|0041111}}
* {{IMDb title|0041111}}
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114080803/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/131269 All Over the Town]'' at the [[British Film Institute|BFI]] Film & TV Database
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114080803/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/131269 All Over the Town]'' at the [[British Film Institute|BFI]] Film & TV Database
*[https://archive.org/stream/variety173-1949-03#page/n85/mode/1up Review of film] at ''Variety''
*[https://archive.org/stream/variety173-1949-03#page/n85/mode/1up Review of film] at ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''
{{Derek Twist}}
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[[Category:1940s English-language films]]
[[Category:1940s English-language films]]
[[Category:1940s British films]]
[[Category:1940s British films]]
[[Category:1940s rediscovered films]]
[[Category:Rediscovered British films]]

Latest revision as of 23:04, 16 October 2024

Not to be confused with the 1937 American film All Over Town.

All Over the Town
Original film poster
Directed byDerek N. Twist
Screenplay byMichael Gordon
Derek N. Twist
Based onAll Over the Town
by R. F. Delderfield
Produced byIan Dalrymple
Michael Gordon
StarringNorman Wooland
Sarah Churchill
Cyril Cusack
Ronald Adam
CinematographyC. M. Pennington-Richards
Edited bySidney Stone
Music byTemple Abady
Production
companies
Wessex Film Productions
Pinewood Films
Release date
  • 2 March 1949 (1949-03-02)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

All Over the Town is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Derek N. Twist and starring Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill and Cyril Cusack.[1] It was written by Michael Gordon and Twist based on the 1947 novel by R. F. Delderfield.

Plot

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After serving in the RAF during the Second World War, Nat Hearn returns to his prewar job as a reporter on the Tormouth Clarion. He meets and is attracted to Sally Thorpe, who had replaced him when he enlisted and has been given notice now he has returned. He arranges for her to be kept on and they spend time together and become engaged to marry. Later, Nat becomes a co-owner and editor of the paper, but the other co-owner disagrees with Nat's new editorial policy which often involves upsetting people who provide the paper with much of its advertising revenue. So he arranges for most of the staff to take holiday time-off simultaneously to prevent Nat's opposition to Tormouth council's proposed redevelopment scheme from which some councillors plan to profit personally. Despite this, at a public meeting called by the council, Nat and his small band of supporters manage to convince the locals to support Nat in the dispute.

Cast

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Production

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All Over the Town was the fourth of five films produced by Wessex Film Productions, a production company founded in 1947 by Ian Dalrymple and Jack Lee, both formerly of the Crown Film Unit.[2] The film was shot in Lyme Regis.[3]

Reception

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The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The acting for the most part is good, but not outstanding. The satirical comedy and humour are good. Direction and production are adequate and the film has an exciting climax and satisfying ending."[4]

The New York Times described it as a "slow, dogmatic little picture" with a "dog-eared" plot.[5] In The Times, the film's plot was seen as unoriginal, executed "without inspiration or any originality of thought".[6]

Later history

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By the beginning of the 21st century, the only known surviving copy of the film was the negative at the BFI National Film and Television Archive. In 2005, the Lyme Regis Film Society commissioned the production of a new print from the negative. This copy of the film is housed in Lyme Regis Museum and was shown at the local Regent Cinema on a few occasions before it burnt down in 2016.[3] Since 2018, the film has been shown on the UK television channel Talking Pictures TV.

References

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  1. ^ "All Over the Town". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ^ Murphy, Robert (2004). Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48. Taylor and Francis. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-203-39265-2.
  3. ^ a b Maslan, Adrianne (21 May 2011). "Blast from the past is set for new screening". Bridport News.
  4. ^ "All Over the Town". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 16 (181): 38. 1 January 1949 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ "All over the Town (1949) at the Embassy". The New York Times. 26 May 1949.
  6. ^ "New films in London". The Times. 7 March 1949.
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