The Crowded Day
- 1954 film
Comic drama set in a central London department store in the run-up to Christmas. Stars John Gregson, Joan Rice, Freda Jackson, Patricia Marmont, Jospehine Griffin and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 1954
- Stars
- John Gregson, Joan Rice, Freda Jackson, Patricia Marmont, Jospehine Griffin, Sonia Holm, Patricia Plunkett, Rachel Roberts and more
- Writers
- Talbot Rothwell, John Paddy Carstairs and Moie Charles
- Directors
- John Guillermin and Patrick Kelly
- Producer
- David Dent
- Companies
A comic drama charting a single day in the life of a number of the female staff of a central London department store in the busy run-up to Christmas.
With the staff Christmas dance that evening and a heaving shop floor, there's all manner of things to keep both the male and female staff occupied, physically and mentally.
For one, the thought of a screen test and her big break into acting keeps her going; another is desperate to hear from her fiancé, who's left in search of work. There's the troublesome, mean heads of department; frustrated love as boyfriends appear to favour their cars; and some who can't find any date for the dance at all.
Additional details
- Tagline
- A story of shopgirls and their men!
- UK certificate
- A
- Duration
- 83 minutes
- UK cinematic release
- November 1954
- Produced
- 1954
- Distributors
- Production
- Studio
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Black and white
Website links
Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Wednesday 10th August 2016 at 4:00pm on London Live
- Saturday 6th August 2016 at 7:10am on London Live
- Thursday 4th August 2016 at 2:30pm on London Live
Recording details
- Nettlefold Studios
- Bourne & Hollingsworth (Oxford Street) - Interior and exterior location filming