| It Happened in Leicester Square | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Geoffrey J. Benstead |
| Written by | Geoffrey J. Benstead |
| Produced by | Norman Sharp |
| Starring | Harry Tate Jr. Slim Allen Arthur Stott |
| Distributed by | Geoffrey J. Benstead Productions |
Release date | 1949 |
Running time | 53 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
It Happened in Leicester Square is a 1949 British film, written and directed by Geoffrey Benstead. The film stars Harry Tate Jr and Slim Allen as two men from Yorkshire who visit a billiard hall and music hall in London.[1]
The original version was 53 minutes long and was given a "U" Certificate, indicating that it was suitable for children, on 22 March 1949.[2] The film was a commercial failure, and a re-edited version, some five minutes shorter, was released in 1951 as Hello London.[3]
The film featured appearances from a number of snooker and English billiards players: Joe Davis, Sidney Smith, Thelma Carpenter, Joyce Gardner, Con Stanbury, Herbert Holt and Jackie Rea.[1] David Quinlan described the film as a "Mercifully brief programme-filler."[4] It was dismissed as "a dull procession of variety acts" by Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane in their book The British 'B' Film.[3]
References
- 1 2 "It Happened in Leicester Square (1949)". bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ↑ "It Happened in Leicester Square (1949)". bbfc.co.uk. British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- 1 2 Steve Chibnall; Brian McFarlane (7 October 2017). The British 'B' Film. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-84457-574-9. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ↑ Quinlan, David (1984). British sound films : the studio years 1928-1959. London: B. T. Batsford. p. 221.