Storm in a Teacup
"When you grow up, you will get out— every time, no matter what it costs"
1937 · 87 min · ★ 7.4 · Comedy, Romance
A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.
Directed by Ian Dalrymple · Written by James Bridie
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Vivien Leigh Victoria Gow -
Rex Harrison Frank Burdon -
Cecil Parker Provost William Gow -
Sara Allgood Honoria Hegarty -
Ursula Jeans Lisbet Skirving -
Gus McNaughton Horace Skirving - E Edgar K. Bruce McKellar
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Robert Hale Lord Skerryvore - Q Quentin McPhearson Baillie Callender
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Arthur Wontner Fiscal -
Eliot Makeham Sheriff - G George Pughe Menzies
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