The introductory credits identify Victor Saville and Ian Dalrymple as the directors of STORM IN A TEACUP. Well, Saville I knew from films like THE CONSPIRATOR, THE LONG WAIT, KIM, and others, Dalrymple I thought of as a producer.
Anyway, the two come up with a good film in the still early days of sound movies, and they extract very good performances from Cecil Parker, the incredibly beautiful Vivien Leigh, and the quietly forceful Rex Harrison.
Generally well shot, the shortcomings of this film are that it could have wrapped up in some 15 minutes less, the dog invasion goes on unnecessarily long, and the people's objection seems a little bit too pat for so much derision... hence the fitness of the title, STORM IN A TEACUP.
The excellent casts uses well the strong dialogue that sadly tends to become repetitive because the motive for all the hullaballoo borders on the puerile. 7/10.
Anyway, the two come up with a good film in the still early days of sound movies, and they extract very good performances from Cecil Parker, the incredibly beautiful Vivien Leigh, and the quietly forceful Rex Harrison.
Generally well shot, the shortcomings of this film are that it could have wrapped up in some 15 minutes less, the dog invasion goes on unnecessarily long, and the people's objection seems a little bit too pat for so much derision... hence the fitness of the title, STORM IN A TEACUP.
The excellent casts uses well the strong dialogue that sadly tends to become repetitive because the motive for all the hullaballoo borders on the puerile. 7/10.