The Second Mr. Bush
| Industry | Film production |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Welwyn , United Kingdom |
| Products | Films |
The Second Mr. Bush is a 1940 British comedy film helmed by director John Paddy Carstairs and features performances by Wallace Evennett, Evelyn Roberts, and Kay Walsh. This production, created by British National Films at Welwyn Studios, adapts a theatrical work authored by Stafford Dickens.
Cast
- Wallace Evennett portraying Mr. Bush
- Evelyn Roberts as Major Dawson
- Kay Walsh in the role of Angela Windel-Todd
- Derrick De Marney playing Tony
- Barbara Everest as Mrs. Windel-Tod
- Ruth Maitland cast as Mrs. Bush
- Kenneth Buckley acting as David
- A. Bromley Davenport in the role of Colonel Barlow
- Hal Walters as Joe
- W.T. Hodge playing David's brother
- Vi Kaley
- Robert Rendel
- Margaret Yarde
Production
The film is adapted from a 1938 play by Stafford Dickens, which was met with mixed reactions due to perceived weaknesses in character development and believability. British National Films secured adaptation rights early in 1938. Originally planned to showcase Richard Goulden, the shooting took place at Welwyn Studios during July 1938 under the provisional title If You Had a Million, featuring Wallace Evenett in the lead role. The final release occurred in May 1940 under the name The Second Mr. Bush.
Release
The publication Variety criticized the film, labeling it as "too flimsy to hold attention."
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.