Thunder in the City is a 1937 British drama film directed by Marion Gering and starring Edward G. Robinson, Luli Deste, Nigel Bruce and Ralph Richardson.[2]
| Thunder in the City | |
|---|---|
 1937 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Marion Gering |
| Written by | Robert E. Sherwood (screenplay) & Aben Kandel (screenplay) & Ákos Tolnay (screenplay) Jack E. Jewell (scenario) Dudley Storrick (additional dialogue) |
| Produced by | Alexander Esway (producer) Richard Vernon (assistant producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Alfred Gilks |
| Edited by | Arthur Hilton |
| Music by | Miklós Rózsa |
Production company | Atlantic Film Company |
| Distributed by | United Artists (UK) Columbia Pictures (US) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes (US) 88 minutes (UK) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $300,000[1] |
Plot
editThis article needs an improved plot summary. (August 2011) |
An American salesman with radically successful methods visits England ostensibly to learn a more dignified manner of salesmanship. He is mistaken for a millionaire by a cash-poor family of noble ancestry with a stately home to sell which he can't afford to buy. But by working with them instead he finds romance and equal success in business with his old marketing techniques.
Cast
edit- Edward G. Robinson as Daniel "Dan" Armstrong
- Luli Deste as Lady Patricia "Pat" Graham
- Nigel Bruce as Duke of Glenavon
- Constance Collier as Duchess of Glenavon
- Ralph Richardson as Henry V. Manningdale
- Arthur Wontner as Sir Peter "Pete" Challoner
- Nancy Burne as Edna, the Singer
- Annie Esmond as Lady Challoner
- Cyril Raymond as James
- Elizabeth Inglis as Dolly
- James Carew as Mr. Snyderling
- Everley Gregg as Millie, Dan's Secretary in New York
- Donald Calthrop as Dr. Plumet, the Chemist
- Billy Bray as Bill, the Pianist
Soundtrack
editMain dramatic Score by Miklos Rozsa.
- "Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 in D" (Music by Edward Elgar, words ("Land of Hope and Glory") by Arthur C. Benson)
- Billy Bray and Nancy Burne - "She Was Poor But She Was Honest"
- "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" (Traditional)
- Billy Bray and Nancy Burne - "Magnelite"
- Stockholders - "Magnelite"
- Stockholders - "Auld Lang Syne" (Scottish traditional music, lyrics by Robert Burns)
Reception
editWriting for The Spectator in 1937, Graham Greene gave the film a poor review, labeling it "worst English film of the quarter". Greene criticized the special effects and its "complete ignorance - in spite of its national studio - of English life and behaviour". Conceding that the film is, after all, a fantasy, Greene nonetheless complains that "even a fantasy needs some relation to life".[3]
References
edit- ^ "Baynes' Setback". Variety. 10 August 1938. p. 17.
- ^ BFI.org
- ^ Greene, Graham (19 March 1937). "Pluck of the Irish/The Sequel to Second Bureau/Thunder in the City/Head Over Heels". The Spectator. (reprinted in: Taylor, John Russell, ed. (1980). The Pleasure Dome. Oxford University Press. pp. 138–139. ISBN 0192812866.)
External links
edit- Thunder in the City at IMDb
- Thunder in the City is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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