Under New Management

Under New Management
Directed by	John E. Blakeley
Produced by	John E. Blakeley
Written by	Story And Scenario: Roney Parsons Anthony Toner Comedy Sequences devised & arranged by: Arthur Mertz
Starring	Nat Jackley Norman Evans Dan Young Betty Jumel Nicolette Roeg
Music by	Percival Mackey
Cinematography	Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by	V. Sagovsky
Production company	Mancunian Films
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service (U.K.)
Release date	25 May 1946 (U.K.)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Under New Management is a 1946 British comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Nat Jackley, Norman Evans and Dan Young.^[1] A chimney sweep inherits a hotel and calls on a number of ex-army friends to staff it. It was one of a number of films at the time dealing with the contemporary issue of demobilisation following the end of the Second World War.^[2] It is also known by the alternative title of Honeymoon Hotel.^[3]

Plot

Chimney sweep Joe (Norman Evans) inherits a dilapidated hotel which, with the help of former army chums as staff, he starts to turn around. A pair of devious property developers however, attempt to buy the hotel from him, knowing that the land is due to be redeveloped, and to increase in value when an airport is built nearby.

Cast

References

Bibliography

• Mundy, John. The British musical film. Manchester University Press, 2007.

External links

• Under New Management on IMDb