Calling All Ma's

Calling All Ma's is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Billy Caryll, Hilda Mundy and Margaret Yarde. A henpecked husband attempts to escape from his domineering wife.[1] The film was made at Wembley Studios by 20th Century Fox's British subsidiary, for release as a quota quickie.[2]

Calling All Ma's
Directed byRedd Davis
Produced byIvor McLaren
Written byAl Booth
StarringBilly Caryll
Hilda Mundy
Margaret Yarde
Julian Vedey
CinematographyRoy Kellino
Edited byReginald Beck
Production
company
20th Century Fox
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
March 1937
Running time
49 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cast

  • Billy Caryll as Billy Smith
  • Hilda Mundy as Hilda Smith
  • Margaret Yarde as Ma-in-Law
  • Anthony Shaw as Arthur Parkins
  • Julian Vedey as Italian
  • Charles Castella as Barman
gollark: I mean, it kind ofi s.
gollark: That's not actually the issue here.
gollark: Guess Macron will never happen then.
gollark: Oops.
gollark: ++choose 1000 "lyricly do not make esolang" "lyricly make esolang"

References

  1. Chibnall p.287
  2. Wood p.89

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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