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Badger's Green (1949 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Badger's Green' is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John Irwin and starring Barbara Murray, Brian Nissen, Garry Marsh and Kynaston Reeves.
It is based on the play 'Badger's Green' by R.C. Sheriff, which had previously been turned into a 1934 film of the same title. It was shot at Highbury Studios and released as a second feature by the Rank Organisation, on the same bill as 'Eureka Stockade'.Chibnall & MacFarlane p.290 The film's sets were designed by Don Russell.
Synopsis
A company plans a massive development in the quiet village of Badger's Green, angering the existing inhabitants. It is eventually agreed that the outcome of the dispute will be settled by a local cricket match.
Main cast
* Barbara Murray as Jane Morton
* Brian Nissen as Dickie Wetherby
* Garry Marsh as Major Forrester
* Kynaston Reeves as Doctor Wetherby
* Laurence Naismith as Mr Butler
* Mary Merrall as Mrs Wetherby
* Clifford Buckton as Sergeant Foster
* Stuart Latham as PC Percy
* Lionel Murton as Albert
* Jack McNaughton as Mr Twigg
* Norman Pierce as Sam Rogers
* Ethel Ramsey as Mrs Rogers
* Patrick Troughton as Jim Carter
* Sam Kydd as Harry Parker
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. 'The British 'B' Film'. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
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