Storm in a Teacup (1937)
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- Approved
- 1h 27min
- Comedy, Romance
- 25 Feb 1938 (USA)
- Movie
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
(as Edgar Bruce)
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Robert Hale | ... |
Lord Skerryvore
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Quinton McPherson | ... |
Baillie Callender
(as Quinton Macpherson)
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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 | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ian Dalrymple | ||
| Victor Saville | ||
Written by
| Bruno Frank | ... | (play "Sturm im Wasserglas") |
| James Bridie | ... | () |
| Ian Dalrymple | ... | (screen adaptation) & |
| Donald Bull | ... | (screen adaptation) |
Produced by
| Stanley Haynes | ... | associate producer |
| Victor Saville | ... | producer |
Music by
| Frederic Lewis | ||
Cinematography by
| Mutz Greenbaum | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Cyril Randell | ||
| Hugh Stewart | ||
Editorial Department
| William Hornbeck | ... | supervising editor (as W. Hornbeck) |
Set Decoration by
| Andrej Andrejew | ... | (as Andre Andrejew) |
Production Management
| Dora Wright | ... | production manager (as D. Wright) |
Sound Department
| Charles Tasto | ... | sound recordist |
| A.W. Watkins | ... | sound director |
Special Effects by
| Edward Cohen | ... | special effects cinematographer (as Eddie Cohen) |
| Ned Mann | ... | special effects director |
Visual Effects by
| W. Percy Day | ... | matte painter (uncredited) |
| Peter Ellenshaw | ... | assistant matte artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| D. Gallai-Hatchard | ... | camera operator (as Gallai Hatchard) |
Music Department
| Muir Mathieson | ... | musical director |
| Roy Douglas | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Lionel Salter | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Alexander Korda | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1937) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1937) (United States) (theatrical)
- Anglo-American Film Corporation (1943) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Associated British Film Distributors (A.B.F.D.) (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (re-release) (as Ealing Distribution)
- Devonshire Film Company (1947) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Devonshire Film Company (1949) (United States) (tv)
- Snader Productions (1952) (United States) (tv)
- Ciné Consortium Belge (1947) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Frank Burdon (Sir Rex Harrison) is a new reporter on a small-town Scottish paper. He's told to interview local politician William Gow (Cecil Parker), then left in charge of the paper overnight. He sees Gow being high-handed to a woman who can't afford to license her dog, and decides to run that story instead of the expected puff piece. Both are decent men, but a little too proud to back down, and the battle escalates into a criminal case. But at the same time, Burdon and Gow's daughter Victoria (Vivien Leigh) are falling in love. |
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| Taglines | JUST FOR FUN WE BRING YOU THE MOST UNUSUAL COMEDY TREAT OF YOUR LIFE! HOOT MON! DINNA MISS IT! (Print Ad-Victoria Daily Times, ((Victoria, BC)) 10 June 1938) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Young Scots guy with a Glaswegian accent, who is Sir Rex Harrison's caddy, is a young Scottish actor called Jack Short (he didn't get a credit). See more » |
| Goofs | During a break in the trial, when Victoria told her father that she is not married, Provost Gow exclaims that she committed perjury, and this is apparently his motive to drop the case. However, Victoria did not commit perjury. Although she made the marriage claim within the courtroom, she was not in the witness box and was not under oath, having not been sworn in by the court clerk. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (1990). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Bonnie Dundee See more » |
| Crazy Credits | In keeping with the Scottish setting, the opening credits are shown on various Scottish plaids. See more » |
| Quotes |
Frank Burdon:
The people of these islands are the most long-suffering in the world - they'll put up anything: they'll pull in their belts if they think it's their duty, they'll even go to the ends of the earth to be blown to bits if necessary. But there's two things they won't put up with - bullying and cruelty. See more » |