Hoots Mon! (1940 film)

Hoots Mon!
Directed by	Roy William Neill
Written by	Roy William Neill Jack Henley John Dighton
Produced by	Samuel Sax
Starring	Max Miller Florence Desmond Hal Walters Davina Craig
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Edited by	Leslie Norman
Music by	Bretton Byrd
Production company	Warner Brothers
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	27 April 1940 (1940-04-27)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£18,895[1]
Box office	£13,996[1]

Hoots Mon! is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Max Miller, Florence Desmond and Hal Walters.^[2] It follows an English comedian who attempts his luck on the Scottish stage, and develops a rivalry with a local performer. Miller sings "The Charabanc Song" and his signature tune "Mary from the Dairy".

Production

The film was produced at Teddington Studios by Warner Brothers' British subsidiary. To comply with the 1927 Films Act the company was obliged to distribute a number of British-made films each year, and during the 1930s the company produced a large quantity of films at Teddington. It was the ninth and final film that the music hall star Miller made for Warner Brothers.

The film's sets were by Norman Arnold, the resident art director at Teddington.

Cast

• Max Miller as Harry Hawkins
• Florence Desmond as Jenny McTavish
• Hal Walters as Chips
• Davina Craig as Annie
• Garry Marsh as Charlie Thompson
• Edmund Willard as Sandy McBride
• Gordon McLeod as McDonald
• Robert Gall as Alec
• Mark Daly as Campbell

References

1. Steve Chibnall (2019) Hollywood-on-Thames: the British productions ofWarner Bros. – First National, 1931–1945, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 39:4, pp 687-724, DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2019.1615292 at p 713
2. BFI.org

External links

• Hoots Mon! at IMDb