It's a Grand Old World

It's a Grand Old World
Directed by	Herbert Smith
Written by	Ingram D'Abbes Fenn Sherie Tom Arnold (story) Sandy Powell
Produced by	Tom Arnold
Starring	Sandy Powell Gina Malo Cyril Ritchard Garry Marsh
Cinematography	George Stretton
Edited by	Brereton Porter
Production companies	British Lion Tom Arnold Productions
Distributed by	British Lion (UK)
Release date	January 1937 (1937-01)(UK) [1]
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

It's a Grand Old World is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Herbert Smith and starring Sandy Powell, Gina Malo and Cyril Ritchard. ^[2] It was made at Beaconsfield Studios. ^[3] The film's sets were designed by Norman Arnold. ^[4]

Synopsis

An unemployed man wins the football pools, and decides to buy a country house for his actress girlfriend.

Cast

• Sandy Powell as Sandy
• Gina Malo as Joan
• Cyril Ritchard as Brian
• Frank Pettingell as Bull
• Garry Marsh as Stage Manager
• Ralph Truman as Banks
• Fewlass Llewellyn as Father
• John Turnbull as Auctioneer
• Iris Charles as Girl in the Car

References

1. Low p.336
2. "It's a Grand Old World (1937)". Archived from the original on 13 May 2021.
3. Wood p.90
4. "Norman Arnold". Archived from the original on 11 August 2016.

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• It's a Grand Old World at IMDb