Trouble in the Air

Trouble in the Air
Opening titles
Directed by	Charles Saunders
Written by	George Black Jr. Alfred Black Jack Davies Martin Lane Michael Pertwee
Produced by	George Black Jr. Alfred Black
Starring	Freddie Frinton Jimmy Edwards Bill Owen
Cinematography	Roy Fogwell
Edited by	Graeme Hamilton
Music by	Arthur Wilkinson
Production company	Highbury Productions
Distributed by	General Film Distributors
Release date	1 November 1948 (1948-11-01)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Trouble in the Air is a 1948 British comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Freddie Frinton, Jimmy Edwards, and Bill Owen. ^{[1] [2]} It was made at Highbury Studios as a second feature. The film's sets were designed by the art director Don Russell.

Synopsis

A BBC broadcaster travels to a small village for a feature on a bell-ringing team but becomes entangled in an attempt by a spiv to cheat an impoverished local landowner. Assisted by the loyal butler the landowner is eventually saved by a football pools win, even if the broadcast turns out to be a disaster.

Cast

• Freddie Frinton as Fred Somers
• Jimmy Edwards as B. Barrington Crockett
• Joyce Golding as Miss Polly Clinch
• Bill Owen as 1st spiv
• Malcolm Russell as Sir Charles Newdigate
• Laurence Naismith as Tom Hunt
• Jon Pertwee as Truelove
• Sam Costa as 2nd spiv
• Lisa Lee as Mrs. Hunt
• Dennis Vance as Larry Somers
• Stella Hamilton as April Newdigate
• Lionel Murton as 1st boy
• David Liney as 2nd boy
• Gerald Kent as Mr. Barnes
• Patsy Drake as Cockett's secretary

References

1. "Trouble in the Air". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
2. Chibnall & MacFarlane p.

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.

External links

• Trouble in the Air at IMDb