Worm's Eye View

Worm's Eye View is a 1951 British Technicolor comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ronald Shiner as Sam Porter and Diana Dors as Thelma.[2] Based on the successful play of the same name by R.F. Delderfield, it was produced by Henry Halsted and Byron Film.

Worm's Eye View
Directed byJack Raymond
Produced byHenry Halstead
Written byR.F. Delderfield
Jack Marks
Based onthe 1943 play by R.F. Delderfield[1]
StarringRonald Shiner
Garry Marsh
Diana Dors
Music byTony Lowry
Tony Fones
CinematographyJames Wilson
Edited byHelen Wiggins
Production
company
Henry Halstead Productions (as Byron Films)
Distributed byAssociated British-Pathé (UK)
Release date
April 1951 (UK)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Premise

The film is set in a family home during World War II. Their bitter landlady is not pleased by five fighters from the Royal Air Force who are staying there and she re-directs unjustly her frustrations against the family. Part of the film appears in Rise and Shiner.[3]

Cast

Reception

TV Guide wrote, "some mild amusement is to be found here, particularly in the dialogue, though all in all this is nothing special. British filmgoers thought otherwise, though, making both the film and Shiner big successes."[4]

Worm's Eye View was the sixth most popular film at the British box office in 1951.[5][6]

References
  1. "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film".
  2. "Worm's Eye View (1951) - BFI". BFI.
  3. "Rise and Shiner (1948)". BFI.
  4. "Worm's Eye View". TVGuide.com.
  5. "Vivien Leigh Actress of the Year". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 29 December 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  6. Thumim, Janet. "The popular cash and culture in the postwar British cinema industry". Screen. Vol. 32 no. 3. p. 259.


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