The Wishbone

The Wishbone
The Wishbone
Directed by	Arthur Maude
Written by	N.W. Baring-Pemberton; William Townend (story);
Produced by	Ivar Campbell
Starring	Nellie Wallace; Davy Burnaby; A. Bromley Davenport;
Music by	Colin Wark
Production; company	Sound City Films
Distributed by	MGM
Release date	March 1933;
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Wishbone is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Nellie Wallace, Davy Burnaby and A. Bromley Davenport. It was written by N.W. Baring-Pemberton and William Townend. It was made at Shepperton Studios as a quota quickie^{[citation needed]} for release by MGM.

Preservation status

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

Premise

After she inherits fifty pounds, an old lady decides to spend it on a spree.

Cast

Nellie Wallace as Mrs Beasley
Davy Burnaby as Peters
A. Bromley Davenport as Harry Stammer
Jane Wood as Mrs. Stammer
Renée Macready as Grace Elliott
Geoffrey King as Fred Elliott
Fred Schwartz as jeweler
Hugh Lethbridge as Lord Westland

Reception

Film Weekly wrote: "Nellie Wallace makes her debut in a film which is suitaably eccentric but hardly worthy her undoubted abilities. Fun for her music-hall admirers is not toowell mixed with sentiment and romance, and the result is very mild entertainment. Given a better 'vehicle,' this might have been a notable first attempt for one of the most popular British comediennes, but, unfortunately, the story is feeble and not at all well told. ...The comedy, notably maintained by the star and supported by Davy Burnaby and Bromley Davenport, is entertaining in places. The attempts at drama, on the other hand, are not merely poor but actually interfere with the film's main purpose."

Kine Weekly wrote: "Comedy Drama with a simple, fragmentary story designed to exploit the versatility of the star, who not only introduces her popular songs, dances and patter, but finds time to ramble in the by-ways of tender emotionalism. The star, however, is ill-served by the matter and the producer, and receives little serious help from the supporting players."s

References

1 2 "The Wishbone". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
↑ Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 80. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022.
↑ "The Wishbone". Film Weekly. 9 (238): 38. 5 May 1933. ProQuest 1771153120.

External links

The Wishbone at IMDb

[BFIsearch-1] 1 2 "The Wishbone". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 7 October 2026.

[2] Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 80. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022.

[3] "The Wishbone". Film Weekly. 9 (238): 38. 5 May 1933. ProQuest 1771153120.