| Cheer the Brave | |
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| Directed by | Kenneth Hume |
| Written by | Kenneth Hume |
| Produced by | John Sutro David Webster |
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Production company | SWH-Piccadilly |
| Distributed by | Apex Film Distributors |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cheer the Brave is a 1951 British second feature ('B')[1] comedy film directed and written by Kenneth Hume and starring Elsie Randolph, Jack McNaughton and Geoffrey Keen.[2] It was made at Southall Studios.
A mild-mannered man gets married, but soon finds his new wife to be a domineering tyrant. After discovering her previous husband is not really dead, he manages to escape from her clutches.
Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture fails to cover new ground, but the familiar domestic gags, confidently put over by the co-stars and Marie Ault, cast as the tippling mother-in-law, still manage to click. The "twist" ending is no surprise, but it also registers. The one snag is the footage, the frolic is a little on the long side."[3]
In The British 'B' Movie, Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane call the film a "dim tale".[1]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Competent comedy."[4]
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