While the Sun Shines

While the Sun Shines
Directed by	Anthony Asquith
Produced by	Anatole de Grunwald
Written by	Terence Rattigan Anatole de Grunwald
Based on	While the Sun Shines (play) by Terence Rattigan
Starring	Barbara White Ronald Squire Brenda Bruce Bonar Colleano Michael Allan
Music by	Nicholas Brodzsky Philip Green
Cinematography	Jack Hildyard
Edited by	Frederick Wilson
Production company	ABPC
Distributed by	Associated British-Pathé Stratford Pictures Corporation
Release dates	1 February 1947 (1947-02-01)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£146,173 (UK)^[1]

While the Sun Shines is a 1947 British comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith. It was based on Terence Rattigan's 1943 play of the same name.^[2]

Plot

Lady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way to marry her fiancé when she finds herself being romanced by two different men. The first man is Colbert, a Frenchman residing in England. The second man is Joe Mulvaney, an American lieutenant. Difficulties ensue as Randall finds that due to these romances both her military career and her impending marriage are in danger.

Cast

Barbara White as Lady Elisabeth Randall
Ronald Squire as Duke of Ayre
Brenda Bruce as Mabel Crum
Bonar Colleano as Joe Mulvaney
Michael Allan as Colbert
Ronald Howard as Earl of Harpenden
Miles Malleson as Horton
Margaret Rutherford as Doctor Winifred Frye
Cyril Maude as Admiral
Garry Marsh as Mr Jordan
Joyce Grenfell as Daphne
Amy Frank as Mrs. Finckel
Charles Victor as Tube Train Conductor
Wilfrid Hyde-White as Receptionist
Judith Furse as Female Receptionist
Clive Morton as Guide
Cecil Trouncer as Naval Captain
Vida Hope as Elsie
Aubrey Mallalieu as Night Porter

References

↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p483
↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/57842

External links

While the Sun Shines at the Internet Movie Database
While the Sun Shines at AllMovie

Works by Terence Rattigan

Plays	First Episode (1933) A Tale of Two Cities (1935) French Without Tears (1936) After the Dance (1939) Follow My Leader (1940) Grey Farm (1940) Flare Path (1942) While the Sun Shines (1943) Love In Idleness (1944) The Winslow Boy (1946) The Browning Version (1948) Harlequinade (1948) Adventure Story (1949) Who Is Sylvia? (1950) The Deep Blue Sea (1952) The Sleeping Prince (1953) Separate Tables (1954) Variations on a Theme (1958) Ross (1960) Man and Boy (1963) A Bequest to the Nation (1970) In Praise of Love (1973) Before Dawn (1973) All on Her Own (1974) Cause Célèbre (1975/77)

Films and TV	The Belles of St. Clements (1936) Gypsy (1937) French Without Tears (1940) Quiet Wedding (1941) The Day Will Dawn (1942) Uncensored (1942) English Without Tears (1944) The Way to the Stars (1945) While the Sun Shines (1947) Brighton Rock (1947) Bond Street (1948) The Winslow Boy (1948) The Browning Version (1951) The Sound Barrier (1952) The Final Test (1953) The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955) The Deep Blue Sea (1955) The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) Separate Tables (1958) The V.I.P.s (movie) (1963) The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) Nelson (1966) Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) Bequest to the Nation (1973) The Browning Version (1994) The Winslow Boy (1999)

Related works	Joie de Vivre (1960) The Girl Who Came to Supper (1963)

The films of Anthony Asquith

Feature films

Silent films	Shooting Stars (1927) Underground (1928) The Runaway Princess (1929) A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929)

Sound films	Tell England (1931) The Lucky Number (1932) Dance Pretty Lady (1932) Unfinished Symphony (1934) Moscow Nights (1935) Pygmalion (1938) French Without Tears (1940) Freedom Radio (1941) Quiet Wedding (1941) Cottage to Let (1941) Uncensored (1942) We Dive at Dawn (1943) The Demi-Paradise (1943) Fanny by Gaslight (1944) The Way to the Stars (1945) While the Sun Shines (1947) The Winslow Boy (1948) The Woman in Question (1950) The Browning Version (1951) The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) The Final Test (1953) The Net (1953) The Young Lovers (1954) Carrington V.C. (1955) Orders to Kill (1958) The Doctor's Dilemma (1958) Libel (1959) The Millionairess (1960) Two Living, One Dead (1961) Guns of Darkness (1962) The V.I.P.s (movie) (1963) The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)

Short films

The Story of Papworth (1936)
Channel Incident (1940)
Rush Hour (1941)
Two Fathers (1944)
On Such a Night (1956)

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