Summer Lightning (film)

Summer Lightning
Directed by	Maclean Rogers
Written by	Miles Malleson
Based on	novel Summer Lightning by P.G. Wodehouse
Produced by	Herbert Wilcox
Starring	Ralph Lynn Winifred Shotter Chili Bouchier
Cinematography	Freddie Young
Production companies	Herbert Wilcox Productions (for) British & Dominions Film Corporation
Distributed by	United Artists Corporation (UK)
Release dates	10 July 1933 (1933-07-10)(London, UK)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Summer Lightning is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Chili Bouchier and Horace Hodges. ^[1] It is based on the 1929 novel Summer Lightning by P.G. Wodehouse. ^[2]

Premise

Hugo Carmody, the impoverished secretary to Lord Emsworth, falls for Millicent the boss's niece, and steals his Lordship's prize pig in a scheme to raise funds to marry her. ^[3]

Cast

• Ralph Lynn as Hugo Carmody
• Winifred Shotter as Millicent Keeble
• Chili Bouchier as Sue Brown
• Horace Hodges as Lord Emsworth
• Helen Ferrers as Lady Emsworth
• Esme Percy as Baxter
• Miles Malleson as Beach
• Gordon James as Pillbeam
• Joe Monkhouse as Pigman

References

1. "Summer Lightning (1933)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
2. Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN   9781317740636 – via Google Books.
3. "Summer Lightning (1933) - Maclean Rogers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".

External links

Summer Lightning at IMDb