Starring Norman Wooland, Sarah Churchill, Cyril Cusack, Ronald Adam,
Bryan Forbes
Directed by Derek N. Twist

Print: black/white
Runtime: 83 min.
Genre: comedy
Print Quality: B

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.
Upset that the paper compromises its journalistic integrity to satisfy local
businessmen, Nat takes over the publication and radically alters its
editorial policy. This brings him into conflict with the regional political
bigwigs, and also puts a strain on his romance with Sally Thorpe (Dinah
Churchill). Director Michael S. Gordon co-adapted the screenplay from a
stage comedy by R. F. Delderfield.