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7.1/10
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An escaped convict tries to hide out at his former lover's house, but she has since married and is reluctant to help him.An escaped convict tries to hide out at his former lover's house, but she has since married and is reluctant to help him.An escaped convict tries to hide out at his former lover's house, but she has since married and is reluctant to help him.
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
David Liney
- Alfie Sandigate
- (as David Lines)
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"London Live" t.v. channel no 8 are currently showing a season of Ealing Films and not just the well known comedies for which they were better known.I had obviously seen these comedies but on 1st June 2015 I saw "It Always Rains on Sunday" (1947) for the first time.I was familiar with Googie Withers from the time of her support role to Margaret Lockwood in the Hitchcock film "The Lady Vanishes" (1938).Talking of this great director one James Hitchcock has given a definitive user review dated 7/9/05 (first above) which satisfactorily explains the plot and other production values for which I commended him.Yes the film set rain machine was very much in evidence to add verisimilitude to the film title.A few reviewers from foreign parts I notice had an understandable problem with the London vernacular accents but it was obviously produced with the home market in mind as were many American movies.Being a 69 year old Londoner myself I understood all the East End dialogue, having worked in Stratford near Bethnal Green myself.In line with IMDb.com general average I rated it 7/10.
i have to disagree with the other reviewer. this a good, solid drama that captures the mood of post war london expertly. the stories mesh together well and the performances, with one notable exception, are first rate. the atmospheric photgraphy adds to the overall feel of the piece and the climax is very exciting.
A rather splendid 1947 b/w film from the Ealing Studios. I find a lot of these films a little too sentimental and the acting a bit too stagey but this is a real surprise. Great dialogue, convincingly conveyed and together with super cinematography combine to make this a truly enjoyable if nostalgic view. The locations are more Camden than the East End, except for glimpses of Whitechapel at the start but no matter, it all looks good and the views of the railway marshalling yard at the end quite stunning. There is a central story but is is intercut with others and the whole thing bounces along nicely. Even the kids are all right and the amusing bits still amusing. Really though this is a very believable view of London's East End just after the war. Bomb sites, rationing and everyone trying to make the most of what they had. Also there was a feeling that the cops and robbers weren't really that different from each other, just on different sides and the important thing was to survive. Well worth a watch.
The film was made and set in the bleak environment of post-war east London and shows Robert Hamer to be an extremely talented and sophisticated film maker. Unlike Dearden and Relph, Hamer does not impose a moral framework on his characters. The film shows two sides of adultery between Googie Withers and the escaped convict and between her daughter and a Jewish shopkeeper. What makes this film stand out is its intentioned 'realism' and complex character portrayals. This little known classic is probably one of Ealing's finest films.
A superb study by Ealing studios, of a working class family, in the east end of London, after the 2nd World War. Googie Withers plays a harassed housewife, who during one Sunday lunchtime, discovers that her old boy friend, Tommy Swan, has broken out of jail and is in need of help.Local policeman Jack Warner is given the task of hunting him down. This film gives the viewer a fascinating look at life in England, in the late 1940's and early 50's. Look out for one scene, featuring the milkman, delivering milk, and his horse, walking up the centre of the street, and knowing just when to stop and when to go. Well worth watching.
Did you know
- TriviaGoogie Withers, who played Rose Sandigate, and John McCallum, who played Tommy Swann, met on this movie and were married the next year. They were married for 62 years, until his death.
- GoofsTommy Swan is imprisoned and his girl, Rose marries George Sandigate so he wouldn't know where she lives when he escapes from prison.
- Quotes
Joe: We don't cater to the criminal classes.
Detective Sergeant Fothergill: Turned over a new leaf?
Joe: There's such a thing as a law of libel.
Detective Sergeant Fothergill: There's such a thing as ham, but there's none in this sandwich.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Tuesday's Documentary: The Ealing Comedies (1970)
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Kisa uvek pada nedeljom
- Filming locations
- 64 Clarence Way, Camden, London, England, UK(Exterior of the Sandigates' house)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,276
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,177
- Mar 9, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $38,313
- Runtime
- 1h 32m(92 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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