Somewhere in Politics
Encyclopedia
Somewhere in Politics is a 1949 British
comedy film
directed by John E. Blakeley
and starring Frank Randle
, Tessie O'Shea
and Josef Locke
. It was the fifth and final film in the Somewhere series of films featuring Randle.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by John E. Blakeley
John E. Blakeley
John E. Blakeley was a British film producer, director and screenwriter, the founder of Mancunian Films.Born Ardwick, Manchester, son of James Blakeley , and Margaret . His father had become an early film distributor in 1908 after previous work as a travelling draper...
and starring Frank Randle
Frank Randle
Frank Randle was an English comedian...
, Tessie O'Shea
Tessie O'Shea
Teresa Mary "Tessie" O'Shea was a Welsh entertainer and actress.Born in Cardiff to Nellie Theresa and James Peter O'Shea, a soldier who was the son of Irish emigrants, Tessie was reared in the British music hall tradition, appearing on stage as "The Wonder of Wales" as early as the age of six...
and Josef Locke
Josef Locke
Josef Locke was the stage name of Joseph McLaughlin , a tenor singer who was successful in the United Kingdom and Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s....
. It was the fifth and final film in the Somewhere series of films featuring Randle.
Cast
- Frank RandleFrank RandleFrank Randle was an English comedian...
- Joe Smart - Tessie O'SheaTessie O'SheaTeresa Mary "Tessie" O'Shea was a Welsh entertainer and actress.Born in Cardiff to Nellie Theresa and James Peter O'Shea, a soldier who was the son of Irish emigrants, Tessie was reared in the British music hall tradition, appearing on stage as "The Wonder of Wales" as early as the age of six...
- Daisy Smart - Josef LockeJosef LockeJosef Locke was the stage name of Joseph McLaughlin , a tenor singer who was successful in the United Kingdom and Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s....
- Cllr. Willoughby - Sally Barnes - Marjorie Willoughby
- Syd Harrison - Tony Parker
- Max Harrison - Arthur Parker
- Bunty Meadows - Martha Parker
- Jimmy ClitheroeJimmy ClitheroeJames Robinson Clitheroe was a British comic entertainer. He never grew any taller than 4 feet 3 inches, and could easily pass for an 11-year-old boy, the character he played in The Clitheroe Kid....
- Sonny - Sonny BurkeSonny BurkeSonny Burke was a big band leader. In 1937, he graduated from Duke University where he had formed and led the jazz big band known as the Duke Ambassadors....
- Reggie Smart - Anthony OakleyAnthony OakleyAnthony Oakley is an American football guard for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2004...
- Howard - Bernard YouensBernard YouensBernard Arthur Youens was a British character actor, best remembered for his portrayal of the workshy, beer-swilling Stan Ogden in Coronation Street from 1964 until his death in 1984....
- Bank Manager - Effi McIntosh - Mrs. Jones
- Kay Compston - Lady Hazelmere
- Fred Simister - Detective Sergeant
- George LittleGeorge Little-People:*George Little, Pentagon/Department of Defense Press Secretary*George Little , English TV actor and father of Tasmin Little*George Little , American football and basketball coach, 1914–1926...
- Mayor