Poet's Pub 75 years old

A loosely structured comedy allowing for a series of vignettes based around an ancient coaching inn. The story was adapted from the 1929 novel by Scottish writer Erik Linklater.

Credits

Poet's Pub Cast

Name Character
James Robertson Justice He was 42, 68 years old when he died as Prof. Benbow
Rona Anderson She was 22, 86 years old when she died as Joanna Benbow
Maurice Denham He was 39, 92 years old when he died as PC Windle
Leslie Dwyer She was 42, 80 years old when she died as Holly
Barbara Murray She was 19, 84 years old when she died as Nelly Bly
Joyce Grenfell She was 39, 69 years old when she died as Miss Horsefell-Hughes
Derek Bond He was 29, 86 years old when he died as Saturday Keith
Fabia Drake She was 45, 85 years old when she died as Lady Mercy Cotton
Peter Croft He was 8, now 66 years old as Quentin Cotton
John McLaren He was 12, 8 years old when he died as Elmer Van Buren
Iris Hoey She was 63, 93 years old when she died as Lady Keith
Andrew Osborn He was 23, now 52 years old as Williams

Poet's Pub Crew

Name Department
Frederick Wilson as Director. He was 36 (81) years old when He died Directing
Peter Bezencenet as Editor. He was 35 (now 110) years old Editing
George Stretton as Director of Photography. He was 48 (54) years old when He died Camera
Clifton Parker as Music. He was 44 (83) years old when He died Sound
Diana Morgan as Screenplay. She was 2 (45) years old when She died Writing
Eric Linklater as Novel. He was 50 (75) years old when He died Writing
Poet's Pub poster
Poet's Pub (75 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, July 05, 1949
  • Runtime: 79 minutes