While the Sun Shines

1947 English comedy film

  • Terence Rattigan
  • Anatole de Grunwald
Based onWhile the Sun Shines by Terence RattiganProduced byAnatole de GrunwaldStarring
  • Barbara White
  • Ronald Squire
  • Brenda Bruce
  • Bonar Colleano
  • Michael Allan
CinematographyJack HildyardEdited byFrederick WilsonMusic by
  • Nicholas Brodzsky
  • Philip Green
Production
company
Distributed by
  • Associated British-Pathé (UK)
  • Stratford Pictures Corporation (US)
Release dates
  • 1 February 1947 (1947-02-01) (London, England)
Running time
82 minutesCountryEnglandLanguageEnglishBudget£110,840[1]Box office£146,173 (UK)[2]

While the Sun Shines is a 1947 British comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Barbara White, Ronald Squire, Brenda Bruce, Bonar Colleano, and Michael Allan.[3] It was based on Terence Rattigan's 1943 play of the same name.[4]

Plot

Lady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way to marry her fiancé when she finds herself being romanced by two different men. The first man is Colbert, a Frenchman residing in England. The second man is Joe Mulvaney, an American lieutenant. Difficulties ensue as Lady Elisabeth finds that due to these romances both her military career and her impending marriage are in danger.

Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote that "The direction never convinces the viewer that this story was meant to be told anywhere but on the stage";[5] and in his book Anthony Asquith, Tom Ryall noted that the film "reflected the tone though not the success of its stage predecessor."[6]

Box Office

As of 1 April 1950 the film earned distributor's gross receipts of £98,984 in the UK of which £62,807 went to the producer.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 355.
  2. ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p483
  3. ^ "While the Sun Shines (1947) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
  4. ^ BFI.org
  5. ^ "While The Sun Shines". TVGuide.com.
  6. ^ Ryall, Tom (15 October 2011). Anthony Asquith. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780719064531 – via Google Books.
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