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Storm in a Teacup( 1937)

TV-MAComedyRomance
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Overview

A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.

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      Vivien Leigh

      Victoria Gow

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      Rex Harrison

      Frank Burdon

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      Cecil Parker

      Provost William Gow

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      Sara Allgood

      Honoria Hegarty

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      Ursula Jeans

      Lisbet Skirving

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      Gus McNaughton

      Horace Skirving

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      Edgar K. Bruce

      McKellar

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      Robert Hale

      Lord Skerryvore

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      Quentin McPhearson

      Baillie Callender

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      Arthur Wontner

      Fiscal

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      Eliot Makeham

      Sheriff

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      George Pughe

      Menzies

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      Arthur Seaton

      Police Sergeant

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      Cecil Mannering

      Police Constable

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      Ivor Barnard

      Watkins

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      Cyril Smith

      Councillor

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      W.G. Fay

      Michael Cassidy

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      Scruffy

      Patsy

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      Robin Burns

      Man in Crowd (uncredited)

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      Thomas Gallagher

      Man in Court (uncredited)

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      Cameron Hall

      Chauffeur (uncredited)

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      Victor Harrington

      Man Outside Sheriff's Court (uncredited)

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      Stuart Hibberd

      News Reader (uncredited)

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      Mervyn Johns

      Court Bailiff (uncredited)

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      Charles Paton

      Guest at Official Dinner (uncredited)

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      Ernest Roberts

      Man (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 20 2022
    This is quite a fun poke at the most preposterous and inflexible aspects of the political system as Rex Harrison - a journalist - writes an article critical of the rather arbitrary and pompous behaviour of the Provost of the Scottish town of Baikie (a kilted Cecil Parker) after he orders the confiscation of a dog whose owner has repeatedly refused to pay the fee for a statutory dog licence (or the many, subsequent, fines). Add to this cocktail the daughter of the Provost - Vivien Leigh, who takes a bit of a shine to Harrison and the story starts to take off. It's enjoyable, with fast-paced dial...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • politics
    • scotland
    • politician
    • reporter