Hoots Mon! (1940 film)
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Directed by | Roy William Neill |
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Produced by | Samuel Sax |
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Cinematography | Basil Emmott |
Edited by | Leslie Norman |
Music by | Bretton Byrd |
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Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £18,895[1] |
Box office | £13,996[1] |
Hoots Mon! is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Max Miller, Florence Desmond and Hal Walters.[2] It follows an English comedian who attempts his luck on the Scottish stage, and develops a rivalry with a local performer. Miller sings "The Charabanc Song" and his signature tune "Mary from the Dairy".
Production
[edit]The film was produced at Teddington Studios by Warner Brothers' British subsidiary. To comply with the 1927 Films Act the company was obliged to distribute a number of British-made films each year, and during the 1930s the company produced a large quantity of films at Teddington. It was the ninth and final film that the music hall star Miller made for Warner Brothers.
The film's sets were by Norman Arnold, the resident art director at Teddington.
Cast
[edit]- Max Miller as Harry Hawkins
- Florence Desmond as Jenny McTavish
- Hal Walters as Chips
- Davina Craig as Annie
- Garry Marsh as Charlie Thompson
- Edmund Willard as Sandy McBride
- Gordon McLeod as McDonald
- Robert Gall as Alec
- Mark Daly as Campbell
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Hoots Mon! at IMDb
- 1940 films
- British comedy films
- 1940 comedy films
- Films directed by Roy William Neill
- Films set in England
- Films set in London
- Films set in Scotland
- Films shot at Teddington Studios
- Warner Bros. films
- British black-and-white films
- Films produced by Samuel Sax
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s British films
- Films scored by Bretton Byrd
- 1940s British comedy film stubs