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A Spot of Bother
Original Trade Advertisement
Directed byDavid MacDonald
Written byStephen Clarkson
John Cousins
A.R. Rawlinson (Additional dialogue)
Based onplay A Spot of BotherbyVernon Sylvaine[1]
Produced byAnthony Havelock-Allan
StarringRobertson Hare
Alfred Drayton
Sandra Storme
CinematographyFrancis Carver
Edited byLister Laurance
Music byPercival Mackey

Production
company

Pinebrook Films

Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors (UK)

Release date

  • 1938 (1938)

Running time

70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Spot of Bother is a 1938 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, Sandra Storme and Kathleen Joyce.[2] The film is a farce in which a bishop unwisely decides to loan the cathedral funds to a dubious businessman. Meanwhile, his secretary is involved with smuggled goods.[3] It was shot at Pinewood Studios and adapted from a play by Vernon Sylvaine. The film's sets were designed by Wilfred Arnold.

Cast[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

TV Guide called the film a "decent comedy with some good character performances."[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  • ^ "A Spot of Bother". 1 January 2000 – via IMDb.
  • ^ "A Spot of Bother (1938) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  • ^ "A Spot Of Bother Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
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