Things Are Looking Up (1935)
June 9, 1935Release Date
Things Are Looking Up (1935)
June 9, 1935Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Cicely Courtneidge
Cicely Fytte / Bertha Fytte
Max Miller
Joey
William Gargan
Van Gaard
Vivien Leigh
Schoolgirl
Mary Lawson
Mary Fytte
Albert de Courville
Director
Mark Lester
Chairman
Stafford Dickens
Writer
Henrietta Watson
Miss McTavish
Cicely Oates
Miss Crabbe
Daisy Fisher
Writer
Con West
Writer
Judy Kelly
Opal
Charles Van Enger
Cinematographer
Dickie Henderson
Mr. Money's Son
R. E. Dearing
Editor
Details.
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Things Are Looking Up is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Albert de Courville, produced by Michael Balcon for Gaumont British and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Max Miller and William Gargan. It was made at Islington Studios by British Gaumont, an affiliate of Gainsborough Pictures. The film's sets were designed by Alex Vetchinsky. The film was distributed by Gaumont British Distributors.
Courtneidge plays a dual role as the sisters Bertha and Cicely Fytte. Bertha is a dour schoolteacher, while the bubbly Cicely runs a nearby circus. When Bertha elopes, Cicely takes her place at the school to prevent her from getting the sack. It was the film debut for Vivien Leigh.Things Are Looking Up was released to cinemas in the United Kingdom in 1935.