Jeannie (film)
| Jeannie | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Harold French |
| Produced by | Marcel Hellman |
| Written by |
Anatole de Grunwald Roland Pertwee Aimée Stuart |
| Starring |
Barbara Mullen Michael Redgrave Wilfrid Lawson Kay Hammond |
| Music by | Mischa Spoliansky |
| Cinematography | Bernard Knowles |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis |
Production company |
Tansa Productions |
| Distributed by |
General Film Distributors (UK) English Films (US) |
Release date |
6 September 1941 (UK) 12 September 1943 (US) |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Jeannie (also known as Girl in Distress) is a 1941 British romantic comedy film directed by Harold French and starring Barbara Mullen, Michael Redgrave, and Albert Lieven.[1]
The film's sets were designed by Duncan Sutherland.[2]
It was loosely remade in 1957 as Let's Be Happy.[3]
Plot
Jeannie McLean (Mullen) is a Scottish girl who finds that she has received an inheritance. The film follows her adventures of finding her family castle and being romanced by different men.
Cast
- Barbara Mullen as Jeannie McLean
- Albert Lieven as Count Erich von Wittgenstein
- Michael Redgrave as Stanley Smith
- Kay Hammond as Margaret
- Wilfrid Lawson as James McLean
- Gus McNaughton as Angus Whitelaw
- Phyllis Stanley as Mrs. Whitelaw
- Percy Walsh as French Customs Man
- Edward Chapman as Mr. Jansen
- Hilda Bayley as Mrs. Jansen
- Marjorie Fielding as Mrs. Murdoch
- Philip Godfrey as Restaurant Car Man
- Googie Withers as Laundry Girl
- Joss Ambler as Proprietor
- Katie Johnson as Mathilda
- Joan Kemp-Welch as Jeannie's sister
- Rachel Kempson as Maggie, Jeannie's sister
- Ian Fleming as Rev MacDonald, the Minister
- Wally Patch as Porter
- Brefni O'Rorke as Quarantine Officer
- Anne Shelton as Singer In Club
- Frank Cellier as Man Who Has Lost His Keys
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "Every now and then, thank heaven, there comes to Broadway a modest and unsung little film that arouses no anticipations at all and then quietly and firmly captivates you. "Jeannie," now at the Little Carnegie, is just such a film, and this corner, at least, accepts it with pleasure as that theatre's first offering of the season...For "Jeannie"...is as enchanting a bit of rue and nonsense as we've succumbed to in many a month..."Jeannie" is pure comedy of character. And what refreshing comedy it is!...Director Harold French...has staged the story with affection and understanding, "Jeannie" is not super-duper entertainment to knock your eye out, but it does have the gleam of real gold. As Jeannie likes to say: "My, how nice!"[4] and Leonard Maltin similarly approved of an "Enjoyable comedy-romance," and rated the film three out of four stars.[1]
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