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All Over the Town is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Derek N. Twist and starring Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill and Cyril Cusack. It was written by Michael Gordon and Twist based on the 1947 novel by R. F. Delderfield.
All Over the Town: Directed by Derek N. Twist. With Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill, Cyril Cusack, Ronald Adam. On the south west coast of England, two crusading reporters revive a failing newspaper and expose local corruption.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Derek N. Twist
- 1949-04-25
A powerful advertiser clashes with a newspaper editor when he tries to push through a crooked housing deal. Those with an interest in the history of Lyme Regis (converted into the town of ...
- Derek N. Twist
- Comedy, Drama
- Sarah Churchill
All Over the Town is a charming British comedy-drama released in 1949. Directed by Derek Twist, the movie stars Norman Wooland as Charles Wimble, an editor of a local newspaper in the town of Westport. The story revolves around the town's preparations for the annual Rose Day carnival.
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- Derek N. Twist
- Approved
- Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill, Cyril Cusack
In West England, two crusading reporters revive a failing newspaper and expose local corruption.
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Norman Wooland, who in 1948 made an excellent impression as Horatio in Olivier's Hamlet, is awarded top billing in the 1949 British comedy All Over the Town. A gentle satire of provincial politics, the film stars Wooland as ex-soldier Nat Hearn, who returns to his newspaper job after the war.
An RAF pilot returns to his job as a newspaper reporter in a small seaside town. At first he questions the importance of writing about the local goings on, but after unexpectedly becoming the editor, he decides to use the paper for the betterment of the community.
