| Save a Little Sunshine | |
| Director: | Norman Lee |
| Producer: | Warwick Ward |
| Based On: | the play Lights Out at Eleven by W. Armitage Owen [1] |
| Cinematography: | Ernest Palmer |
| Editing: | E. Richards |
| Studio: | Welwyn Studios |
| Distributor: | Pathé Pictures International |
| Runtime: | 75 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Save a Little Sunshine is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Dave Willis, Pat Kirkwood and Tommy Trinder.[2] [3] [4] It was written by Victor Kendall, Gilbert Gunn and Vernon Clancey based on the play Lights Out at Eleven by Armitage Owen.
After he is sacked from his job, Dave Smalley buys a share in a hotel, but has to resort to working there when all other financial schemes fail. His girlfriend Pat, however, comes up with the idea of turning the property into a smart restaurant, and business takes off beyond all expectation.
It was made by Welwyn Studios, an affiliate of ABC Pictures, at their Welwyn Garden City Studio. The songs "Save a Little Sunshine" and "Nothing Can Worry Me Now" were composed by Noel Gay.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A sufficient plot and good photography are not enough to support this limp and patchy picture. The dialogue (except for one line) is dull, the slapstick hesitating and the variety turns more than semi-detached."[5]
Kine Weekly wrote: "A refreshing and not too pretentious comedy."[6]
TV Guide called it "a harmless entry which offers nothing of value but a few hummable tunes."[7]