Summary
Unemployed car salesman Peter is encouraged by his girlfriend Cynthia to approach the head of a petrol company with his plan for making petrol stations more attractive to customers. When the man rejects the idea Peter joins a rival company and becomes a great success.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 39GoodWatch 48
IMDb6.4
Audience score14%
Running time
1 h 9 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −31 min on the typical 100
typical 10069Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1934
December 10, 1934
92 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
14 of 14
Ian HunterPeter Middleton- NONancy O'NeilCynthia Hatch
John SingerBilly
Peter GawthorneMr. Hatch
Muriel GeorgeMrs. Badger- BLBarry LiveseyGeorge Hamlin
- LELouie EmeryMrs.Tremlett
- JFJanet FitzpatrickGirl
- AHAnthony HollesTony
Maire O'NeillTenement Mother
Naunton WayneMan Refusing to Help Peter- TWTownsend WhitlingBlue Point Executive
- MWMillicent WolfGlenda
George ZuccoProprietor of the Maison de Paris
Directing · 1
- Michael Powell Director
Writing · 1
- Brock Williams Writer
Production · 1
- Irving Asher Producer
Camera · 1
- Basil Emmott Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Ralph Dawson Editor
- Bert Bates Editor
Sound · 1
- Leslie Murray Sound
Art · 1
- Peter Proud Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Louis Brooks Costume Design
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