Cup-tie Honeymoon explained

Cup-tie Honeymoon
Director:	John E. Blakeley
Producer:	John E. Blakeley
Starring:	Sandy Powell Dan Young Betty Jumel Patricia Phoenix
Cinematography:	Geoffrey Faithfull
Editing:	Dorothy Stimson
Distributor:	Mancunian Films
Runtime:	93 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Cup-tie Honeymoon is a 1947 British film directed by John E. Blakeley and starring Sandy Powell. It was the first film to be made at the Dickenson Road Studios by the Mancunian Film Corporation in 1947 .^{[1] [2]}

Plot summary

A business man's son has to choose between playing for his father's team and their rivals in a football match. He does the right thing and romantically impresses his father's secretary.

Cast

• Sandy Powell as Joe Butler
• Dan Young as Cecil Alistair
• Betty Jumel as Betty
• Pat McGrath as Eric Chambers
• Violet Farebrother as Mary Chambers
• Frank Groves as Jimmy Owen
• Joyanne Bracewell as Pauline May
• Vic Arnley as grandad
• Harold Walden as himself
• Barry K. Barnes as grumpy customer
• Pat Phoenix as Mrs. Butler (credited as Patricia Pilkington)
• Bernard Youens as coalman (uncredited)
• David Edwin Vivian Coker Callan as policeman

Production

Filmed in Rusholme, Manchester, much of the shooting took place on local streets and at the nearby Maine Road stadium.

Cultural impact

Release of the film coincided with the start of the 1947 football season.

References

1. Web site: Cup-tie Honeymoon . 2 August 2024 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
2. Web site: Cup-tie Honeymoon (1947) BFI. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220205644/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b70728322 . dead . 20 December 2016 .

External links

• All Mancunian Films described here