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Bank Holiday(1938)
Status: Released
Date: 1938-01-27
60%
14 Votes
Time: 1h 26m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Gainsborough Pictures
Movie: Bank Holiday
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Lodge
Stephen Howard
Margaret Lockwood
Catherine Lawrence
Hugh Williams
Geoffrey
Rène Ray
Doreen Richards
Merle Tottenham
Milly
Linden Travers
Ann Howard
Wally Patch
Arthur
Kathleen Harrison
May
Garry Marsh
Follies Manager
Jeanne Stuart
Miss Mayfair
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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.
Release Date
1938-01-27
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