Summer Lightning (film)
| Summer Lightning | |
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.jpg) Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shotter in the film | |
| Directed by | Maclean Rogers |
| Written by | Miles Malleson |
| Based on | novel Summer Lightning by P.G. Wodehouse |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
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| Distributed by | United Artists Corporation (UK) |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Summer Lightning is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Chili Bouchier and Horace Hodges.[1][2] It was written by Miles Malleson based on the 1929 novel Summer Lightning by P.G. Wodehouse.[3]
Preservation status
The British Film Institute National Archive holds a collection of ephemera and stills but no film or video materials.[1]
Premise
Hugo Carmody, the impoverished secretary to Lord Emsworth, falls for Millicent the boss's niece, and steals his Lordship's prize pig in a scheme to raise funds to marry her.[4]
Cast
- Ralph Lynn as Hugo Carmody
- Winifred Shotter as Millicent Keeble
- Chili Bouchier as Sue Brown
- Horace Hodges as Lord Emsworth
- Helen Ferrers as Lady Emsworth
- Esmé Percy as Baxter
- Miles Malleson as Beach
- Gordon James as Pillbeam
- Joe Monkhouse as Pigman
Reception
Kine Weekly wrote: "Bright, infectious, farcical comedy, typically English in humour and romantic sentiment, provides a sprightly vehicle for the irresistible asinine comicalities of Ralph Lynn, whose tireless efforts enable the changes to be effectively rung on evergreen situations. All that can be demanded of a popular light booking, from star values to clean, wholesome fun, is here, and the result is a British picture which should meet with more than favourable results at the box-office."[5]
The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Star's characteristic absurdities keep inconsequential plot going at fair pace. Occasionally witty dialogue, hint of romance, and laughable situations, combine in making film interesting."[6]
References
- 1 2 "Summer Lightning". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Summer Lightning (1933)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ↑ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Summer Lightning (1933) - Maclean Rogers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ↑ "Summer Lightning". Kine Weekly. 196 (1363): 19. 1 June 1933. ProQuest 2338253852.
- ↑ "Summer Lightning". The Daily Film Renter (1953): 8. 25 May 1933. ProQuest 3127085871.