Somewhere in Politics

Somewhere in Politics is a 1948 British comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Frank Randle, Tessie O'Shea and Josef Locke.[1] It was the fifth film in the Somewhere series of films featuring Randle followed by It's a Grand Life (1953).

Somewhere in Politics
Directed byJohn E. Blakeley
Written byHarry Jackson
Produced byJohn E. Blakeley
StarringFrank Randle
Tessie O'Shea
Josef Locke
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Ben R. Hart
Edited byDorothy Stimson
Music byFred Harries
Production
company
Distributed byMancunian Films (U.K.)
Release date
  • 19 November 1948 (1948-11-19) (London)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It is believed that most of the film is lost. According to the British Film Institute (BFI), only a 18-minute segment of the film is known to exist, which was released as a short film entitled Full House and released nearly 12 years later in June 1960.[2]

Plot

Joe Smart (Frank Randle) is a radio repairman who enters the political arena competing in an upcoming election against his own boss. Joe wins the election, but encounters loads of trouble in the process.

Cast

Critical reception

In contemporary reviews, The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The provinces will probably enjoy this knockabout comedy, though many Londoners will fail to see the point". To-Day's Cinema concluded: "In addition to the untiring inventiveness of the star in grimace and tumble, the escapades are served by the clowning of Tessie as Randle's electioneering wife - she also heaves her 'two-ton' around in abandoned dance - by the singing of sentimental ditty by Josef Locke, and by the lunacies of Syd and Max in song and sally. It is all put over with pace and vigour, and will doubtless register heartily with the legion of Randle fans."[2]

References
  1. "Somewhere in Politics". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
  2. "Somewhere in Politics (aka A Full House)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

Bibliography
  • Richards, Jeffrey. Films and British national identity: from Dickens to Dad's Army. Manchester University Press, 1997.


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