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Bank Holiday

  • 19381938
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Margaret Lockwood and John Lodge in Bank Holiday (1938)
ComedyDrama
A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the sea-side. Doreen Richards under the name Miss Fulham is off with friend Milly to a beauty c... Read allA 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the sea-side. Doreen Richards under the name Miss Fulham is off with friend Milly to a beauty contest. Geoffrey and nurse Catherine Lawrence have decided to spend an illicit week-end in... Read allA 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the sea-side. Doreen Richards under the name Miss Fulham is off with friend Milly to a beauty contest. Geoffrey and nurse Catherine Lawrence have decided to spend an illicit week-end in the Grand Hotel, although Catherine's mind keeps turning back to the hospital case she wa... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
471
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
85,393
13,894
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    • Director
      • Carol Reed
    • Writers
      • Hans Wilhelm(original story)
      • Rodney Ackland(original story)
      • Roger Burford(scenario)
    • Stars
      • John Lodge
      • Margaret Lockwood
      • Hugh Williams
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Carol Reed
    • Writers
      • Hans Wilhelm(original story)
      • Rodney Ackland(original story)
      • Roger Burford(scenario)
    • Stars
      • John Lodge
      • Margaret Lockwood
      • Hugh Williams
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    • 14User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    John Lodge
    John Lodge
    • Stephen Howard
    Margaret Lockwood
    Margaret Lockwood
    • Catharine
    Hugh Williams
    Hugh Williams
    • Geoffrey
    Rene Ray
    Rene Ray
    • Doreen
    • (as Réne Ray)
    Merle Tottenham
    Merle Tottenham
    • Milly
    Linden Travers
    Linden Travers
    • Ann Howard
    Wally Patch
    • Arthur
    Kathleen Harrison
    Kathleen Harrison
    • May
    Garry Marsh
    Garry Marsh
    • 'Follies' Manager
    Jeanne Stuart
    • Miss Mayfair
    Wilfrid Lawson
    Wilfrid Lawson
    • Police Sergt.
    Felix Aylmer
    Felix Aylmer
    • Surgeon
    David Anthony
    • Hector
    • (uncredited)
    Angela Glynne
    • Marina
    • (uncredited)
    Alf Goddard
    • Tough Man on Beach
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Johnson
    • Man at Boarding House Window
    • (uncredited)
    Arthur West Payne
    • Ken
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Rennie
    Michael Rennie
    • Guardsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Carol Reed
    • Writers
      • Hans Wilhelm(original story)
      • Rodney Ackland(original story) (scenario)
      • Roger Burford(scenario)
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    • Trivia
      One storyline concerning an unmarried couple enjoying a sexual relationship was initially deemed in violation of the US censor guidelines and the film unsuitable for release. After re-editing, it was re-titled and passed for release.
    • Goofs
      An expectant mother just about to enter the operating room for delivery is shown stretched out on a gurney. She does not appear in the least to be pregnant.
    • Quotes

      [Last lines]

      Geoffrey: [Coming around in a hospital bed] Hello, you've been on holiday ?

      Catharine: Yes, it's been a holiday. A bank holiday.

      Geoffrey: You came back.

      Catharine: Yes, I came back. Everybody has come back now.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
    • Soundtracks
      I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside
      (uncredited)

      Written by John Glover Kind

      Heard as a theme at various points during the film

    User reviews14

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    Top review
    9/10
    The Grand
    Most people know the The Grand is in Brighton. The STOCK footage also looks like Brighton albeit a few decades ago; so am not sure what the other review is on about. I do agree that it is nice to see normal people avoiding the flea circus. I read in a review on another film that audiences were easy to please in the old days. Perhaps it was more that life is full up with blood, guts, gore and entertainment was/is suppose to be an escape.
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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Three on a Weekend
    • Production companies
      • Gaumont British Picture Corporation
      • Gainsborough Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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