The Second Mr. Bush
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| The Second Mr. Bush | |
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| Directed by | John Paddy Carstairs |
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| Based on | play Stafford Dickens |
| Produced by | John Corfield |
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| Cinematography | James Wilson |
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| Distributed by | Anglo-American Film Corporation |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Second Mr. Bush is a 1940 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Wallace Evennett, Evelyn Roberts and Kay Walsh. It was made at Welwyn Studios by British National Films.[1][2]
- Wallace Evennett as Mr. Bush
- Evelyn Roberts as Major Dawson
- Kay Walsh as Angela Windel-Todd
- Derrick De Marney as Tony
- Barbara Everest as Mrs. Windel-Tod
- Ruth Maitland as Mrs. Bush
- Kenneth Buckley as David
- A. Bromley Davenport as Colonel Barlow
- Hal Walters as Joe
- W.T. Hodge as David's brother
- Vi Kaley
- Robert Rendel
- Margaret Yarde
Production
It was based on a play by Stafford Dickens which debuted in February 1938. The Daily Telegraph said there wer "one or two very funny moments" but felt "the play as a whole was a trite and ordinary piece of work, badly put together and written without much feeling for character or sense of plausibility."[3]
British National originally bought the rights to the story in early 1938 as a vehicle for Richard Goulden who made Meet Mr. Penny for the studio.[4] Filming took place in July 1938 at Welwyn Studios under the title If You Had a Million with Wallace Evenett in the lead.[5] However the movie was not released until May 1940 under the title The Second Mr Bush.
Release
Variety called it "too flimsy to hold attention."[6]
