Down Our Alley
{{Short description|1939 British film by George A. Cooper}}
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| name = Down Our Alley
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| director = George A. Cooper
| producer = Germain Burger
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| starring = {{ubl|Hughie Green|Wally Patch|Vivienne Chatterton}}
| music = Edmond Crispin
| cinematography = Germain Burger
| editing = Raihan Ahmed
| studio = British Screen Service
| distributor = British Screen Service
| released = {{Film date|1939|07|}}
| runtime = 56 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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Down Our Alley is a 1939 British musical film directed by George A. Cooper and starring Hughie Green, Wally Patch and Vivienne Chatterton.{{Cite web |title=Down Our Alley |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150149979 |access-date=6 December 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}} It was made at Highbury Studios as a quota quickie.{{Cite book |last=Wood |first=Linda |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-british-films-1927-1939.pdf |title=British Films, 1927–1939 |publisher=British Film Institute |year=1986 |pages=100}}{{Cite book |last=Chibnall |first=Steve |url=https://archive.org/details/quotaquickiesbir0000chib |title=Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film |publisher=British Film Institute |year=2007 |isbn=978-1844571543 |pages=244}}
Main cast
- Hughie Green as Hughie Dunstable
- Wally Patch as Mr. Dunstable
- Vivienne Chatterton as Mrs. Dunstable
- Sylvia Saetre as Sally
- Anthony Holles as Tony
- Daphne Raglan as Mary
- Philip Morant as Eustace
- Johnnie Schofield as Waiter
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The acting of the majority is overdone and the imitations of Joe E. Brown, which a slight resemblance calls forth, are very forced. The exceptions are Hughie Green, whose acting stands out as very good, and Wally Patch, who is his usual downright self."{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1939 |title=Down Our Alley |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305807519 |journal=The Monthly Film Bulletin |volume=6 |issue=61 |pages=185 |id={{ProQuest|1305807519}} |url-access=subscription |via=ProQuest}}
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Strenuous musical farce."{{Cite book |last=Quinlan |first=David |title=British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 |publisher=B.T. Batsford Ltd. |year=1984 |isbn=0-7134-1874-5 |location=London |pages=60}}
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|0031246}}
{{George A. Cooper}}
Category:British musical films
Category:Films directed by George A. Cooper
Category:Films shot at Highbury Studios
Category:British black-and-white films