Jack of All Trades (1936 film)
Jack of All Trades (1936 film)
Jack of All Trades is a 1936 British comedy directed by Robert Stevenson and Jack Hulbert. It stars Jack Hulbert, Gina Malo, and Robertson Hare, and is based on the 1934 play Youth at the Helm. The film was made at Islington Studios with sets designed by Alex Vetchinsky.
Plot
Out of work and responsible for his aging mother, Jack takes a string of jobs and bluffing his way through them all.
Production details
- Produced by Michael Balcon for Gainsborough Pictures
- Cinematography by Charles Van Enger
- Edited by Terence Fisher
- Music by Bretton Byrd and Louis Levy
- Distributed by Gaumont British Distributors
- Release date: 30 December 1936
- Running time: 76 minutes
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
Reception
Graham Greene of The Spectator gave a mixed review: a boardroom sequence was praised as excellent, but the rest of the film was criticized as overly cheerful and lacking substance.
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