Great Stuff

{{short description|1933 film}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Use British English|date=June 2016}} {{Infobox film | name = Great Stuff | image = | alt = | caption = | director = Leslie S. Hiscott | producer = Herbert Smith | writer = Michael Barringer <br/> Brandon Fleming | narrator = | starring = Henry Kendall <br/> Betty Astell <br/> Alfred Wellesley | music = | cinematography = | editing = | studio =British Lion | distributor = Fox Film | released = {{Film date|1933|06|}} | runtime = 50 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Great Stuff''''' is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Henry Kendall, Betty Astell and Alfred Wellesley.<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web|title=Great Stuff|url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150190141|access-date=29 April 2026|website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/224324|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114163630/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/224324|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2009|title=Great Stuff (1933)|publisher=|access-date=14 November 2016}}</ref> It was written by Michael Barringer and Brandon Fleming.

== Preservation status == The British Film Institute National Archive holds a collection of ephemera but no film or video materials.<ref name="BFIsearch" />

==Plot== A woman's parents became robbers in a desperate effort to prevent her marrying an unsuitable man.

== Cast == * Henry Kendall as Archie Brown * Betty Astell as Vera Montgomery * Alfred Wellesley as Vernon Montgomery * Barbara Gott as Claudette Montgomery * Hal Walters as Spud * Ernest Sefton as Captain * Gladys Hamer as Cook

==Production== The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wood |first=Linda |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-british-films-1927-1939.pdf |title=British Films, 1927–1939 |publisher=British Film Institute |year=1986 |pages=77 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016015016/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-british-films-1927-1939.pdf |archive-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> as a quota quickie{{Citation needed|date=April 2026}}. The film's sets were designed by Norman G. Arnold.

== Reception == ''Kine Weekly'' wrote: "Character comedy, slight in story values, but made amusing and entertaining through the rich humorous types introduced into the narrative. The story is allowed to proceed at a useful pace, and there is an adequate meed of romantic sentiment to provide contrast and widen the appeal. Useful supporting feature, particularly for the masses."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=29 June 1933 |title=Great Stuff |volume=196 |issue=1367 |pages=18 |id={{ProQuest|2338250526}} |magazine=Kine Weekly}}</ref>

''The Daily Film Renter'' wrote: "Excellent performance by Henry Kendall as hero, with capital support from Betty Astell, Alfred Wellesley, Barbara Gott, Ernest Sefton, and Gladys Hamer. Amusing dialogue and below stairs interludes. Very acceptable light entertainment for popular patrons."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=23 June 1933 |title=Great Stuff |volume= |issue=1977 |pages=7 |id={{ProQuest|2594656731}} |magazine=The Daily Film Renter}}</ref>

''Picturegoer'' wrote: "Moderately entertaining farce is provided, not so much by the plot, which is thin, but by the characters who are introduced."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=7 August 1933 |title=Great Stuff |volume=3 |issue= |pages=26 |id={{ProQuest|1776921698}} |magazine=Picturegoer}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0166630}}

Category:1933 films Category:1933 comedy films Category:1933 English-language films Category:Films directed by Leslie S. Hiscott Category:British comedy films Category:Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios Category:Quota quickies Category:British black-and-white films Category:1933 British films Category:English-language comedy films