Bank Holiday (1938)

Name: Bank Holiday
Director: Carol Reed
Released: 1938-01-27
Rating: 6
Cast: John Lodge, Margaret Lockwood, Hugh Williams, Rène Ray, Merle Tottenham

ComedyDrama

86 min

Plot Summary

A 1930s British summer Bank Holiday starts at midday on Saturday with a rush for the trains to the seaside. Doreen and Milly are off to a beauty contest, Geoffrey and Catherine are having an illicit weekend in the Grand Hotel and May and the kids are set for a more straightforward holiday of sea, sand, and pub. Meanwhile, the manager and performers on the pier are praying for rain.