Just William's Luck (film)
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Val Guest
Garry Marsh
| Just William's Luck | |
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![](#/media/File:"Just_William's_Luck"_(1947).png) Cover of the "making of" book | |
| Directed by | Val Guest |
| Written by | Richmal Crompton Val Guest |
| Produced by | James A. Carter (as James Carter) |
| Starring | William Graham Garry Marsh |
| Cinematography | Leslie Rowson (uncredited) |
| Edited by | Anne Barker |
| Music by | Robert Farnon |
| Distributed by | United Artists Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Just William's Luck is a 1947 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring William Graham, Garry Marsh and Jane Welsh.[1][2] It was written by Richmal Crompton and Guest, based on Crompton's Just William series of books. Crompton was impressed with the film[citation needed] and wrote a novel Just William's Luck based on the events of the film. The following year a second film, William Comes to Town, was made.[3]
William Brown, leader of his gang, "The Outlaws", while exploring/playing in a "haunted house", stumble across a gang of fur thieves. The children are kidnapped and are bundled into the back of a lorry which drives off. Spotting a large bag of flour, the boys proceed to kick it open. Its contents spill through a gap in the floorboards of the truck's cargo bay. This leaves a trail on the road for the police to follow who ultimately catch and foil the gang of fur robbers.[4]
Cast
- William Graham as William Brown
- Garry Marsh as Mr. Brown
- Jane Welsh as Mrs. Brown
- Hugh Cross as Robert Brown
- Kathleen Stuart as Ethel Brown
- Leslie Bradley as The Boss
- A. E. Matthews as The Tramp
- Muriel Aked as Emily, The Maid
- Brian Roper as Ginger
- Brian Weske as Henry
- Audrey Manning as Violet Elizabeth
- Hy Hazell as Gloria Gail
- Patricia Cutts as Gloria's Secretary
- James Crabbe as Douglas
- Michael Balfour as Jenks
- Ivan Hyde as Glazier
- Joan Hickson as Hubert's Mother
- John Powe as Policeman
- Anne Marie as Masseur
- Leslie Hazell as Hubert's Gang
- Peter David as Hubert's Gang
- John O'Hara as Hubert's Gang
- Michael Medwin as The Boss's Gang
- John Martell as Johnnie
- Ivan Craig as The Boss's Gang
Production
Val Guest had some troubles working with children but said otherwise production went smoothly and both William films were "very successful."[3]