Isn't Life Wonderful!

Isn't Life Wonderful!
Directed by Harold French
Produced by Warwick Ward
Screenplay by Brock Williams
Based on novel Uncle Willie and the Bicycle Shop by Brock Williams[1]
Starring Cecil Parker
Eileen Herlie
Donald Wolfit
Peter Asher
Music by Philip Green
Cinematography Erwin Hillier
Edited by Edward B. Jarvis
Production
company
Distributed by Associated British-Pathé (UK)
Release date
 16 November 1953
Running time
 81 minutes[2]
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Box office £97,710[3]

Isn't Life Wonderful! is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Harold French.[4] It was released in the U.S. as Uncle Willie's Bicycle Shop. An Edwardian family must deal with its black sheep, the alcoholic Uncle Willie (Donald Wolfit).

Plot

In Edwardian England, alcoholic Uncle Willie (Donald Wolfit) is an embarrassment to his family. Head of the household father (Cecil Parker), decides to set Willie up as the manager of a bicycle shop, hoping to impress visiting American heiress Virginia van Stuyden (Dianne Foster). The surprise for everyone comes when Uncle Willie's little shop begins to prosper.

Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide called it "A pleasant little charmer";[5] while Sky Cinema wrote, "Director Harold French skilfully milks its situations for all they are worth...No big stars in this film, which makes it an unexpected treat. Based on an equally entertaining novel Uncle Willie and the Bicycle Shop. Donald Wolfit stars as the alcoholic Uncle Willie, Cecil Parker suffers splendidly as Father."[6]

References

  1. ↑ Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "ISN'T LIFE WONDERFUL - British Board of Film Classification". www.bbfc.co.uk.
  3. ↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p502
  4. ↑ "Isn't Life Wonderful! (1953)".
  5. ↑ "Isn't Life Wonderful!". TVGuide.com.
  6. ↑ "Isn't Life Wonderful!".
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