Miss Pilgrim's Progress is a 1949 black-and-white British comedy film by producer Nat Cohen and director Val Guest.[1]
| Miss Pilgrim's Progress | |
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| Directed by | Val Guest |
| Written by | Val Guest |
| Produced by | Nat Cohen Daniel Angel |
| Starring | Michael Rennie Yolande Donlan Garry Marsh |
| Cinematography | Bert Mason |
| Edited by | Douglas Myers |
| Music by | Philip Martell Ronald Hanmer(uncredited) |
Production company | Angel Productions |
| Distributed by | Grand National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
Laramie Pilgrim (Yolande Donlan) is an American exchange factory worker who trades places with an upper class British girl. After much adjusting to English country life, and with the various attendant culture clashes, Miss Pilgrim comes to the rescue of her new village and its exploitation by a local land developer.
Cast
- Michael Rennie as Bob Thane
- Yolande Donlan as Laramie Pilgrim
- Garry Marsh as The Mayor
- Emrys Jones as The Vicar
- Reginald Beckwith as Mr Jenkins
- Helena Pickard as Mrs Jenkins
- Jon Pertwee as Postmaster
- Richard Littledale as Mr Thane
- Bruce Belfrage as Factory Manager
- Valentine Dyall as Superintendent of Manuscripts
- Peter Butterworth as Jonathon
- Avril Angers as First Factory Girl
Uncredited:
- Ivan Craig as Town Planner
- Arthur Hill as American Vice-Consul
- Marianne Stone as Second Factory Girl
Production
Val Guest wrote the film as a vehicle for Yolande Dolan, who had been a sensation in London in Born Yesterday and whom he would later marry. The male lead was Michael Rennie, who Guest had given his first leading man part; Rennie returned from Hollywood to appear in it.[2]
Reception
Guest says the film was "a big success" and let to Dolan and Rennie being reunited on The Body Said No!.[2]
Critical reception
TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, and wrote, "the script relies on the surefire technique of cultural differences for humor, with the English countryside providing a pleasant background."[3]
