Banana Ridge (film)
Banana Ridge is a British comedic motion picture released in 1942, both directed and produced by Walter C. Mycroft. The film features performances by Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, and Isabel Jeans. Adapted from a 1938 theatrical play authored by Ben Travers, the production took place at Welwyn Studios under the banner of the Associated British Picture Corporation. The movie enjoyed commercial success, leading to another collaboration between Hare and Drayton in the 1943 comedy Women Aren't Angels. Additionally, Michael Denison participated in a screen test for this film alongside his spouse Dulcie Gray, an experience that played a role in securing his subsequent prominent part in My Brother Jonathan.
The storyline follows two coworkers who come to believe that a young man might be their offspring resulting from relationships during the First World War. They decide to employ him at "Banana Ridge," which is one of their firm's rubber plantations located in the Malay States. The narrative develops as the young man becomes romantically involved with the daughter of his employers, while his mother threatens to disclose his actual parentage.
Cast
- Robertson Hare as Willoughby Pink
- Alfred Drayton as Digby Pound
- Isabel Jeans as Sue Long
- Nova Pilbeam as Cora Pound
- Adele Dixon as Mrs Ellie Pound
- Valentine Dunn as Mrs Pink
- Stewart Rome as Sir Ramsey Flight
- John Stuart as Chief Police Officer Staples
- Audrey Boyes as Typist
- Patrick Kinsella as Jonesy
- Basil Lynn as Mason
- Gordon McLeod as Mr. Tope
- Mignon O'Doherty as Mrs. Bingley
- Ley On as Chinese 'Boy'
- Wally Patch as Police Officer
- Lloyd Pearson as Mr. Bingley
- Charles Stewart as Dance Instructor
- Dulcie Gray in a Minor Role