fiction.wikisort.org - MovieWilliam Comes to Town is a 1948 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring William Graham and Garry Marsh.[1] It was based on the Just William series of novels by Richmal Crompton. It served as a loose sequel to 1947 film Just William's Luck. It is also known by its U.S. alternative title William Goes to the Circus.[2]
1948 film by Val Guest
Plot
William Brown and his gang the Outlaws visit the Prime Minister in Downing Street to demand shorter school hours and better pay for kids. The newspaper publicity caused by their visit lands William and his friends in trouble with their parents. William almost ruins his chances of going to the circus (his parents made him promise to stay out of trouble), but somehow he finally finds his way there.
Cast
- William Graham - William Brown
- Garry Marsh - Mr. Brown
- Jane Welsh - Mrs. Brown
- Hugh Cross - Robert Brown
- Kathleen Stuart - Ethel Brown
- Muriel Aked - Emily, the maid
- A. E. Matthews - Minister for Economic Affairs
- Brian Weske - Henry
- James Crabbe - Douglas
- Brian Roper - Ginger
- Michael Balfour - Stall-holder
- Michael Medwin - Reporter
- Jon Pertwee - Circus Superintendent
- David Page - Hubert Lane (as David Paige)
- Norman Pierce - Police Sergeant
- Eve Mortimer - Postmistress
- John Powe - Glazier
- Mary Vallange - Maid
- Peter Butterworth - Postman
- Donald Clive - Ethel's boyfriend
- John Warren - 2nd Circus official
- Alan Goford - 1st Circus official
- Basil Gordon - 3rd Circus official
- Claude Bonsor - 4th Circus official
- Ivan Craig - 1st Carter
- John Martell - 2nd Carter
- Pinkie Hannaford - Small boy
- Edward Malin - Toy Shop Man
- Slim Rhyder - Tramp Cyclist
- Arthur Stanley - Oldest Inhabitant
Critical reception
Allmovie called the film, "one of the better efforts in this off-and-on series."[3]
References
Bibliography
- Collins, Fiona & Ridgman, Jeremy. Turning the Page: Children's Literature in Performance and the Media. Peter Lang, 2006.
External links
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Books |
- Just William (1921)
- More William (1922)
- William Again (1923)
- William the Fourth (1924)
- Still William (1925)
- William the Conqueror (1926)
- William the Outlaw (1927)
- William in Trouble (1927)
- William the Good (1928)
- William (1929)
- William the Bad (1930)
- William's Happy Days (1930)
- William's Crowded Hours (1931)
- William the Pirate (1932)
- William the Rebel (1933)
- William the Gangster (1934)
- William the Detective (1935)
- Sweet William (1936)
- William the Showman (1937)
- William the Dictator (1938)
- William and Air Raid Precautions (1939)
- William and the Evacuees (1940)
- William Does His Bit (1941)
- William Carries On (1942)
- William and The Brains Trust (1945)
- Just William's Luck (1948)
- William The Bold (1950)
- William and the Tramp (1952)
- William and the Moon Rocket (1954)
- William and the Space Animal (1956)
- William's Television Show (1958)
- William the Explorer (1960)
- William's Treasure Trove (1962)
- William and the Witch (1964)
- William and the Pop Singers (1965)
- William and the Masked Ranger (1966)
- William the Superman (1968)
- William the Lawless (1970)
- What's Wrong with Civilizashun and Other Important Ritings (1990)
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Films | |
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Television series |
- William (1962–1963)
- Just William (1977–1978)
- Just William (1994–1995)
- Just William (2010)
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Radio |
- Just William (1946–1948)
- William and the Artist's Model (1956)
- Just William (1990s)
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