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1937 British film
Said O'Reilly to McNab
is a 1937 British
comedy film
directed by
William Beaudine
and starring
Will Mahoney
,
Will Fyffe
and Ellis Drake.
[1]
It was made at
Islington Studios
by
Gainsborough Pictures
.
[2]
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
Alex Vetchinsky
.
Leslie Arliss
and
Marriott Edgar
wrote the screenplay.
Plot
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American
confidence trickster
Timothy O'Reilly has to flee
New York
with the law after him for his dubious business activities. He goes with his loyal, quick-thinking
secretary
across the
Atlantic
to
Scotland
where his son Terence is living.
O'Reilly finds Terence is in love with the daughter of Malcolm McNab, a tight-fisted local businessman. The two engage in a certain amount of rivalry while O'Reilly tries to find a way to refresh his financial fortune and get McNab's permission for their children to marry. These include a game of
golf
at which both try to cheat and a miracle new
dieting
pill which is in fact just a
caramel
sweet
.
Cast
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- Will Mahoney
as Colonel Timothy O'Reilly
- Will Fyffe
as Malcolm McNab
- Ellis Drake as Mrs McNab
- Jean Winstanley as Mary McNab
- James Carney as Terence O'Reilly
- Sandy McDougal as Jock McKay
- Marianne Davis as Sophie
- Lillian Urquhart as Maggie
- Percy Parsons
as Mr Dunkel
- Robert Gall as Jock Mc Nab
References
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Bibliography
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- Marshall, Wendy L.
William Beaudine: from silents to television
. Scarecrow Press, 2005.
- Wood, Linda.
British Films, 1927-1939
. British Film Institute, 1986.
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