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Plot

A minor effort from a major director, Bank Holiday is little more than a series of anecdotes involving middle-class Brightoners on holiday. Margaret Lockwood and Hugh Williams played the largest roles, as a couple who find love during their one-day respite from work. Comic relief (which in this film is superior to the straight plotting) is provided by several reliable character actors, notably Wilfred Lawson as an officious constable. The film's major purpose is to poke gentle fun at the foibles of the working class, and as such it doesn't amuse as much as it did back in 1938. Bank Holiday was released in the U.S. as Three on a Weekend.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama,Romance
Run Time:
86min.
Distributor(s):
General Film Distributors
Director(s):
Carol Reed
Starring:
John Lodge , Margaret Lockwood , Hugh Williams , Renee Ray , Linden Travers
Themes:
Class Differences,Vacation Romances,Looking For Love
Tone:
Affectionate,Gentle,Summery
Keywords:
holiday,love-triangle,nurse,police-officer,suicide,vacation,working-class