Poet's Pub

Jul 5, 1949

1h 19m

★ 6.6

Laughter on tap

Overview

A loosely structured comedy allowing for a series of vignettes based around an ancient coaching inn. The story was adapted from the 1929 novel by Scottish writer Erik Linklater.

Genres

Comedy

Thriller

Production Companies

Aquila Film Enterprises

Poet's Pub Trailers

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Cast

Saturday Keith

Derek Bond

Joanna Benbow

Rona Anderson

Prof. Benbow

James Robertson Justice

Elmer Van Buren

John McLaren

Nelly Bly

Barbara Murray

Quentin Cotton

Peter Croft

Holly

Leslie Dwyer

Miss Horsefell-Hughes

Joyce Grenfell

Lady Mercy Cotton

Fabia Drake

PC Windle

Maurice Denham

Jean Forbes

Kay Cavendish

Williams

Andrew Osborn

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