Bank Holiday

A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Doreen and Milly are off to a beauty contest, Geoffrey and Catherine are having an illicit weekend in the Grand Hotel and May and the kids are set for a more straightforward holiday of sea, sand, and pub. Meanwhile, the manager and performers on the pier are praying for rain.

Cast

John Lodge

John Lodge

as Stephen Howard

Margaret Lockwood

Margaret Lockwood

as Catherine Lawrence

Hugh Williams

Hugh Williams

as Geoffrey

Rène Ray

Rène Ray

as Doreen Richards

Merle Tottenham

Merle Tottenham

as Milly

Linden Travers

Linden Travers

as Ann Howard

Wally Patch

Wally Patch

as Arthur

Kathleen Harrison

Kathleen Harrison

as May

Garry Marsh

Garry Marsh

as Follies Manager

Jeanne Stuart

Jeanne Stuart

as Miss Mayfair

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I wasn't around in 1938 (neither were my folks), but I can still recognise much of the sentiment of this film as the British obsession with the seaside is demonstrated, warts and all, in this lightly comedic assessment of our buckets and spade escapades at the weekend (sun shining or not!). Carol Re...

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