A Spot of Bother (1938 film)

A Spot of Bother
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Directed byDavid MacDonald
Written byStephen Clarkson
John Cousins
A.R. Rawlinson (Additional dialogue)
Based onplay A Spot of Bother by Vernon Sylvaine
Produced byAnthony Havelock-Allan
StarringRobertson Hare
Alfred Drayton
Sandra Storme
CinematographyFrancis Carver
Edited byLister Laurance
Music byPercival Mackey
Production
company
Pinebrook Films
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • 1938 (1938)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Spot of Bother is a 1938 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Robertson Hare, Alfred Drayton, Sandra Storme and Kathleen Joyce. The film is a farce in which a bishop unwisely decides to loan the cathedral funds to a dubious businessman. Meanwhile, his secretary is involved with smuggled goods. It was shot at Pinewood Studios and adapted from a play by Vernon Sylvaine. The film's sets were designed by Wilfred Arnold.