Characters & Themes
Bank Holiday (1938) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1938 · 86 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Carol Reed
- Starring
- Kathleen Harrison, Felix Aylmer, John Lodge, Wilfrid Lawson, Linden Travers, Margaret Lockwood
On a 1930s British Bank Holiday, the Saturday midday rush sends crowds to seaside resorts. Doreen and Milly head to a beauty contest, Geoffrey and Catherine indulge in a secret weekend at the Grand Hotel, while May and her children enjoy a simple holiday of sea, sand and the local pub. At the pier, the manager and performers anxiously hope for rain.
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