Miss Pilgrim's Progress

Miss Pilgrim's Progress is a 1949 black-and-white British comedy film by producer Nat Cohen and director Val Guest.^[1]

Miss Pilgrim's Progress
Original Australian poster
Directed by	Val Guest
Written by	Val Guest
Produced by	Nat Cohen Daniel Angel
Starring	Michael Rennie Yolande Donlan Garry Marsh
Cinematography	Bert Mason
Edited by	Douglas Myers
Music by	Philip Martell Ronald Hanmer (uncredited)
Production company	Angel Productions
Distributed by	Grand National Pictures
Release date	29 November 1949 (1949-11-29) (London)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

Laramie Pilgrim is an American exchange factory worker who trades places with an upper class British girl. After much adjusting to English country life, and with the various attendant culture clashes, Miss Pilgrim comes to the rescue of her new village and its exploitation by a local land developer.

Cast

• Michael Rennie as Bob Thane
• Yolande Donlan as Laramie Pilgrim
• Garry Marsh as The Mayor
• Emrys Jones as The Vicar
• Reginald Beckwith as Mr Jenkins
• Helena Pickard as Mrs Jenkins
• Jon Pertwee as Postmaster
• Richard Littledale as Mr Thane
• Bruce Belfrage as Factory Manager
• Valentine Dyall as Superintendent of Manuscripts
• Peter Butterworth as Jonathon
• Avril Angers as First Factory Girl

Uncredited:

• Ivan Craig as Town Planner^{[citation needed]}
• Arthur Hill as American Vice-Consul^{[citation needed]}
• Marianne Stone as Second Factory Girl^{[citation needed]}

Production

Val Guest wrote the film as a vehicle for Yolande Dolan, who had been a sensation in London in Born Yesterday and whom he would later marry. The male lead was Michael Rennie, who Guest had given his first leading man part; Rennie returned from Hollywood to appear in it.^[2]

Reception

Guest says the film was "a big success" and let to Dolan and Rennie being reunited on The Body Said No!.^[2]

Critical reception

TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, and wrote, "the script relies on the surefire technique of cultural differences for humor, with the English countryside providing a pleasant background."^[3]

External links

• Miss Pilgrim's Progress at IMDb
• Miss Pilgrim's Progress at the TCM Movie Database
• Miss Pilgrim's Progress at New York Times
• Miss Pilgrim's Progress at BFI

References

1. "Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949) - BFI". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
2. Fowler, Roy (1988). "Interview with Val Guest". British Entertainment History Project.
3. "Miss Pilgrim's Progress". TV Guide.