Glad Tidings (film)
Glad Tidings is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Barbara Kelly, Raymond Huntley and Ronald Howard.[1] It was based on the play of the same title by R. F. Delderfield and made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames.[2] The film's art direction was by John Stoll.[1] The backers Eros Films were pleased enough with the film's success to adapt another Delderfield play as Where There's a Will in 1955.[3]
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| Directed by | Wolf Rilla |
| Written by | Wolf Rilla |
| Based on | play by R. F. Delderfield |
| Produced by | Victor Hanbury John Bremer executive: Nat Cohen Stuart Levy |
| Starring | Barbara Kelly Raymond Huntley Ronald Howard Jean Lodge |
| Cinematography | Eric Cross |
| Edited by | Peter Seabourne |
| Music by | Wolf Rilla |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eros Films (UK) |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
A retired RAF officer returns home to his sleepy little rural community with an attractive new American fiancée, to the initial resentment of his children.
Cast
- Barbara Kelly as Kay Stuart
- Raymond Huntley as Tom Forester
- Ronald Howard as Corporal Nicholas Brayne
- Jean Lodge as Celia Forester
- Terence Alexander as Flight Lieutenant Spud Cusack
- Diana Calderwood as Josephine Forester
- Laurence Payne as Clive Askham
- Arthur Howard as Mr. Boddington
- Brian Smith as Derek Forester
- Yvette Wyatt as Miggs Forester
- Doris Yorke as Mrs. Boddington
- Stella Richman as Anna
- Harry Green as The Golfer
- John Warren as Club Barman
- Louis Matto as Waiter
- Peter Forbes-Robertson as Reception Clerk
Production
The film was made at Nettlefold Studios, Walton-on-Thames, England, and on location. A collection of then-and-now location stills and corresponding contemporary photographs is hosted at reelstreets.com.[4]
Critical reception
TV Guide dismissed the film as a "Plodding domestic trifle",[5] whereas Sky Cinema approved the fact that the piece provided "Raymond Huntley and Barbara Kelly (Bernard Braden's wife) with rare leading roles in a feature film. Huntley gets a chance to break away from his stuffy bureaucrats and he's a pleasure to watch."[6]
References
- "Glad Tidings! (1953)". Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
- Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- Chibnall & McFarlane p.99
- "Glad Tidings, The". ReelStreets. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- "Glad Tidings". TVGuide.com.
- "Glad Tidings". Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.