Bank Holiday

6.0(14)19381h 26m

ComedyDrama

A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Doreen and Milly are off to a beauty contest, Geoffrey and Catherine are having an illicit weekend in the Grand Hotel and May and the kids are set for a more straightforward holiday of sea, sand, and pub. Meanwhile, the manager and performers on the pier are praying for rain.

Director

Carol Reed

Cast

John Lodge

Stephen Howard

Margaret Lockwood

Catherine Lawrence

Hugh Williams

Geoffrey

Rène Ray

Doreen Richards

Merle Tottenham

Milly

Linden Travers

Ann Howard

Wally Patch

Arthur

Kathleen Harrison

May

Garry Marsh

Follies Manager

Jeanne Stuart

Miss Mayfair

Wilfrid Lawson

Police Sergeant

Felix Aylmer

Dr. Nichols

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

6.0

I wasn't around in 1938 (neither were my folks), but I can still recognise much of the sentiment of this film as the British obsession with the seaside is demonstrated, warts and all, in this lightly comedic assessment of our buckets and spade escapades at the weekend (sun shining or not!). Carol Reed has a couple of different familial examples for us to follow, the principals being the gorgeous M...