Car of Dreams (1935)

A pretty young factory worker is window-shopping at a Rolls-Royce dealership, and dreamily mentions that she would love to have a car like that. The son of the factory's owner happens to be... See full summary »

Directors:

Graham Cutts, Austin Melford

Writers:

Stafford Dickens (adaptation) (as C.Stafford Dickens), Richard Benson (adaptation) (as R. Benson)

Stars:

John Mills, Mark Lester, Norah Howard

Cast

Cast overview:
John Mills	...	Robert Miller
Mark Lester	...	Miller Senr.
Norah Howard	...	Anne Fisher
Robertson Hare	...	Henry Butterworth
Grete Mosheim	...	Vera Hart
Margaret Withers	...	Mrs. Hart
Paul Graetz	...	Mr. Hart
Glennis Lorimer	...	Molly
Jack Hobbs	...	Peters
Hay Plumb	...	Chauffeur

Storyline

A pretty young factory worker is window-shopping at a Rolls-Royce dealership, and dreamily mentions that she would love to have a car like that. The son of the factory's owner happens to be there and, falling for her, winds up buying the car for her. He doesn't tell her who he is, but he doesn't know that she is one of his father's employees. Complications ensue.

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Plot Keywords:

rolls royce | based on play | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1935 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Shepherd's Bush Studios, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont British Picture Corporation

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono (recorded on) (British Acoustic Film Full-Range Recording System: at Shepherd's Bush London)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Henry Butterworth: Any of these?
[Henry waves his hand over a range of brass musical instruments]
Vera Hart: No.
Henry Butterworth: Pity. I can play them all.
Vera Hart: [sincerely] All at once?

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Connections

Remake of Meseautó (1934)

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Soundtracks

I Can Never Look the Other Way
(uncredited)
Music by Mischa Spoliansky (as M. Spolianski)
Lyrics by Frank Eyton

User Reviews

A piece of social history

Intriguing mild (very mild!) British musical comedy. Noteworthy mainly for the eponymous car (a Rolls Royce Phantom III coupe - those were the days when you get a RR PIII and still get change out of £2,000...) and some Brirish film stalwarts. The hero is a youthful John Mills near the start of his cinematic career; Robertson Hare has a supporting role, both trying to inject some life into a leaden script. The rather clunky back projections give some fascinating glimpses of 1930s London and the Lake District.

(Purists might quibble why the heroine (Grete Mosheim)has a German accent while her "sister" has a "cut glass" English accent) RW