The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Doreen and Milly are off to a beauty contest, Geoffrey and Catherine are having an illicit weekend in the Grand Hotel and May and the kids are set for a more straightforward holiday of sea, sand, and pub. Meanwhile, the manager and performers on the pier are praying for rain.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Rodney AcklandWriter
- Roger BurfordWriter
- Carol ReedDirector
Cast
- John LodgeStephen Howard
- Margaret LockwoodCatherine Lawrence
- Hugh WilliamsGeoffrey
- Rène RayDoreen Richards
- Merle TottenhamMilly
- Linden TraversAnn Howard
- Wally PatchArthur
- Kathleen HarrisonMay
- Garry MarshFollies Manager
- Jeanne StuartMiss Mayfair
- Wilfrid LawsonPolice Sergeant
- Felix AylmerDr. Nichols