Down Our Alley

Down Our Alley
Directed by	George A. Cooper
Produced by	Germain Burger
Starring	Hughie Green Wally Patch Vivienne Chatterton
Cinematography	Germain Burger
Production company	British Screen Service
Distributed by	British Screen Service
Release date	July 1939 (1939-07)
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Down Our Alley is a 1939 British musical film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Hughie Green, Wally Patch and Vivienne Chatterton. ^[1] It was made at Highbury Studios as a quota quickie. ^{[2] [3]}

Main cast

• Hughie Green as Hughie Dunstable
• Wally Patch as Mr. Dunstable
• Vivienne Chatterton as Mrs. Dunstable
• Sylvia Saetre as Sally
• Anthony Holles as Tony
• Daphne Raglan as Mary
• Philip Morant as Eustace
• Johnnie Schofield as Waiter

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The acting of the majority is overdone and the imitations of Joe E. Brown, which a slight resemblance calls forth, are very forced. The exceptions are Hughie Green, whose acting stands out as very good, and Wally Patch, who is his usual downright self." ^[4]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Strenuous musical farce." ^[5]

References

1. "Down Our Alley". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
2. Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 100.
3. Chibnall, Steve (2007). Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute. p. 244. ISBN   978-1844571543.
4. "Down Our Alley" . The Monthly Film Bulletin . 6 (61): 185. 1 January 1939. ProQuest   1305807519 – via ProQuest.
5. Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 60. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.

External links

• Down Our Alley at IMDb