Calling All Ma's

1937 British film
  • Billy Caryll
  • Hilda Mundy
  • Margaret Yarde
  • Julian Vedey
CinematographyRoy KellinoEdited byReginald Beck
Production
company
20th Century Fox
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • March 1937 (1937-03)
Running time
49 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

Calling All Ma's is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Billy Caryll, Hilda Mundy and Margaret Yarde. A henpecked husband attempts to escape from his domineering wife.[1] The film was made at Wembley Studios by 20th Century Fox's British subsidiary, for release as a quota quickie.[2]

Cast

  • Billy Caryll as Billy Smith
  • Hilda Mundy as Hilda Smith
  • Margaret Yarde as Ma-in-Law
  • Anthony Shaw as Arthur Parkins
  • Julian Vedey as Italian
  • Charles Castella as Barman

References

  1. ^ Chibnall p.287
  2. ^ Wood p.89

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

  • Calling All Ma's at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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