An Obvious Situation

An Obvious Situation
Weekly story based on the film, Picture Show (16 May 1931)
Directed byGiuseppe Guarino
Written byGiuseppe Guarino
Produced byGiuseppe Guarino
StarringSunday Wilshin
Walter Sondes
Carl Harbord
Production
company
Carlton Films
Distributed byWarner Brothers
Release date
  • October 1930 (1930-10)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

An Obvious Situation (also known as Hours of Loneliness) is a 1930 British crime film directed, written and produced by Giuseppe Guarino and starring Sunday Wilshin, Walter Sondes, and Carl Harbord. It was made as a quota quickie at Teddington Studios for release by Warner Brothers.

Preservation status

The British Film Institute National Archive holds a collection of stills but no film or video materials.

Plot

Celia Stuart is married to businessman John, who neglects her. One night she is visited by Michael Turner, who loves her. They kiss but she immediately repents. A burglar appears and attempts to blackmail them. There is a struggle and Michael shoots him. John, who is telephoning the house at that very moment, hears the truth, returns home and knocks Michael out. After much discussion Celia and John are reconciled.

Cast

Reception

Kine Weekly wrote: "Very thin story on the neglected wife theme. Development is excessively slow. ... It is not wholly fair to blame the cast for their acting, as their lines are very inadequate. ... The action is so slow that it emphasises the complete banality of the dialogue and the slightness of the story. There was the chance of a good climax, but it tailed off into nothing. ...There is little to recommend in this picture."

References

  1. ↑ "An Obvious Situation". Picture Show. 25 (628): 6. 16 May 1931. ProQuest 1879638424.
  2. 1 2 3 "An Obvious Situation". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Chibnall, Steve (2007). Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute. p. 262. ISBN 978-1844571550.
  5. 1 2 "Hours of Loneliness". Kine Weekly. 168 (1245): 35. 26 February 1931. ProQuest 2322711096.