See How They Run (1955 film)

See How They Run
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Directed by	Leslie Arliss
Produced by	Bill Luckwell Derek Winn
Written by	Leslie Arliss Roy Miller Val Valentine
Based on	the play See How They Run by Philip King
Starring	Ronald Shiner Greta Gynt James Haytor
Music by	John Bath
Cinematography	Kenneth Talbot
Edited by	Sam Simmonds
Production company	Winwell
Distributed by	British Lion Films (UK)
Release dates	June 1955 (U.K.)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£123,586 (UK)[1]

See How They Run is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Leslie Arliss, and written by Leslie Arliss, Philip King, Roy Miller and Val Valentine.^[2] See How They Run is produced by Bill Luckwell and Derek Winn for Winwell and stars Ronald Shiner as Wally Winton, Greta Gynt, James Hayter and Wilfrid Hyde-White.^[3]

Plot

In this crazy farce, Cockney corporal Wally Winton (Ronald Shiner) desires promotion so that he can finally receive an inheritance. He dresses up as a priest and goes out one night with Penelope Toop (Greta Gynt), the vicar's attractive blonde wife. To add to the theme of mistaken identity, there are several priests running around, some real, some fake. One of these, Basher (Charles Farrell), is discovered by Winton to be an escaped convict, and is placed under arrest. The corporal is then promoted and becomes eligible for his inheritance.

Cast

• Ronald Shiner as Wally Winton
• Greta Gynt as Penelope Toop
• James Hayter as Bishop of Lax
• Wilfrid Hyde-White as Brigadier Buskin
• Dora Bryan as Ida
• Richard Wattis as Reverend Lionel Toop
• Viola Lyel as Miss Skilton
• Charles Farrell as Basher
• Michael Brennan as Sergeant Major Towers
• Roddy Hughes as Reverend Arthur Humphrey
• Ballard Berkeley as Colonel Warrington

References

1. ↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p506
2. ↑ http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b564902
3. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197861/