Another Shore
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In this British drama, an ingenious but impoverished young man is determined to live on a Tahitian island. To achieve his goal, he begins hanging out on a street corner in one of London's most dangerous sections in the hopes of getting the chance to save a wealthy person, who should then generously award him by paying his passage to the South Seas. His plans go somewhat awry when a gorgeous woman swings past. ~ Sandra Brennan, RoviCast
- Robert Beatty - Gulliver
- Moira Lister - Jennifer
- Stanley Holloway - Alastair
- Michael Medwin - Yellow
Credit
Charles Crichton - Director, Bernard Gribble - Editor, Georges Auric - Composer (Music Score), Douglas Slocombe - Cinematographer, Michael Balcon - Producer, Walter Meade - Screenwriter, Kenneth Reddin - Book Author| Another Scandal (1924 Film), Another Road Home (2004 Film) | |
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Another Shore
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| Directed by | Charles Crichton |
| Written by | Kenneth Reddin (story) Walter Meade (screenplay) |
| Starring | Robert Beatty Moira Lister Stanley Holloway |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
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| Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Another Shore is a 1948 Ealing Studios comedy film/tragedy filmed in Ireland. It stars Robert Beatty as Gulliver Shields, an Irish customs official who dreams of living on a South Sea island; particularly Rarotonga. It is based on the book by Justice Kenneth Reddin.
Robert Beatty was a Canadian actor who had a major success playing an IRA man in Odd Man Out.
Synopsis
Gulliver leaves his job in Dublin to sit on a park bench waiting for an elderly person to faint that in his mind, he will rescue and they will reward him with an amount of money to get him to the South Seas. He meets Jennifer, a society playgirl who is fascinated by Gulliver's indifference to her. The day of destiny comes when he has to choose between his dreams and Jennifer.
Main cast
- Robert Beatty - Gulliver Shields
- Moira Lister - Jennifer
- Stanley Holloway - Alastair McNeil
- Michael Medwin - Yellow Bingham
- Sheila Manahan - Nora
- Fred O'Donovan - Coghlan
- Maureen Delaney - Mrs Gleeson
- Dermot Kelly - Boxer
- Irene Worth - Bucsy Vere-Brown
- Bill Shine - Bats Vere-Brown
- Muriel Aked - Old lady
- Wilfrid Brambell - Arthur Moore
- Michael Dolan - Twiss
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