Brandy for the Parson

Brandy for the Parson is a 1952 British comedy film directed by John Eldridge and starring Kenneth More, Charles Hawtrey, James Donald and Jean Lodge.[2] It was based on a short story by Geoffrey Household from Tales of Adventurers (1952).[3] The title is a reference to the refrain of the poem "A Smuggler's Song" by Rudyard Kipling.[4]

Brandy for the Parson
British theatrical poster
Directed byJohn Eldridge
Written byWalter Meade
John Dighton
Alfred Shaughnessy (additional scenes & dialogue)
Based onstory Brandy for the Parson by Geoffrey Household
StarringJames Donald
Kenneth More
Jean Lodge
Music byJohn Addison
CinematographyMartin Curtis
Edited byJohn Trumper
Production
company
Distributed byAssociated British-Pathé (UK)
Release date
20 May 1952 (London) (UK)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget₤50,000[1]

Plot

Bill and Petronilla are a young couple on a yachting holiday. They agree to give a lift to friendly Tony and his cargo, who unbeknownst to them is a brandy smuggler. Before they know it, the couple are fleeing cross-country, chased by customs men.[5]

Main cast

Critical reception

Allmovie called it "wafer-thin comedy";[6] and The New York Times called it "a mild but tasty distillate." [7] Picture Show magazine found it "well acted against a delightful background of English scenery, beautifully photographed", and the film's executive producer John Grierson described it as "a sweet lemon of a picture" with a feel of "old oak and seaweed".[8]

References
  1. Group Three - a lesson in state intervention? Popple, Simon. Film History; New York Vol. 8, Iss. 2, (Jan 1, 1996): 131.
  2. "Brandy for the Parson (1952)". BFI.
  3. Louis XIV, the Sun King (Nick Jones). "Existential Ennui: Tales of Adventurers: Short Stories by Geoffrey Household (Michael Joseph First Edition, 1952)". existentialennui.com.
  4. "Poems - A Smuggler's Song". kiplingsociety.co.uk.
  5. howardmorley (16 August 1952). "Brandy for the Parson (1952)". IMDb.
  6. Hal Erickson. "Brandy for the Parson (1952) - John Eldridge - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  7. https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9502E5DA123AE23BBC4052DFBE668389649EDE
  8. Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, The British 'B' Film, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, p. 116.


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