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All Over the Town is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Derek N. Twist and starring Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill and Cyril Cusack. It was based on the 1947 novel by R. F. Delderfield . Plot. After serving in the RAF during the Second World War, Nat Hearn returns to his prewar job as a reporter on the Tormouth Clarion.
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All Over the Town: Directed by Derek N. Twist. With Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill, Cyril Cusack, Ronald Adam. On the south west coast of England, two crusading reporters revive a failing newspaper and expose local corruption.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Derek N. Twist
- 1949-04-25
Released April 25th, 1949, 'All Over the Town' stars Sarah Churchill, Norman Wooland, Cyril Cusack, Ronald Adam The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 23 min, and received a user score of 62...
The film is about a man returning to the war to his old job at a small seaside town's newspaper. It annoys me a little that people describe this as a comedy and compare it to an Ealing comedy. There is humour in this film but it is not really a comedy.
1h 28m 1949. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Brief Synopsis. A veteran returns to reporting determined to make his paper take on local corruption. Cast & Crew. Read More. Derek Twist. Director. Stanley Baker. Bryan Forbes. Film Details. Genre. Comedy. Release Date. 1949. Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 28m. TCM Emails.
- Derek Twist
- Stanley Baker, Bryan Forbes
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Norman Wooland, who in 1948 made an excellent impression as Horatio in Olivier's Hamlet, is awarded top billing in the 1949 British comedy All Over the Town. A gentle satire of provincial politics, the film stars Wooland as ex-soldier Nat Hearn, who returns to his newspaper job after the war.
1949 Comedy · 1h 23m. Newspaper reporter Nat Hearn returns home after serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II. When one of the paper's owners dies, the man's partner and son offers Nat a position as editor in return for his financial backing. But Nat's reluctance to shy away from controversial issues raises more than a few eyebrows.
