Storm in a Teacup

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Starring: Vivien Leigh (Victoria Gow), Rex Harrison (Frank Burdon), Sara Allgood (Mrs. Hegarty), Cecil Parker (Provost Gow), Ursula Jeans (Lisbet Skirving), Gus McNaughton (Horace Skirving), Arthur Wontner (Fiscal), Edgar K. Bruce (McKellar), Robert Hale (Lord Skerryvore), Quinton McPherson (Baillie Watkins), WG Fay (Cassidy), Cecil Mannering (Police Constable), Cyril Smith (Councillor), Harry Tate (Librarian), George Pughe (Menzies), Arthur Seaton (Police Sergeant), Scruffy the Dog.

Director: Victor Saville and Ian Dalrymple

Producer: Victor Saville

Screenplay: Ian Dalrymple, Donald Bull

Based on the play: Sturm im Wasserglas by Bruno Frank

Adaptation by: James Bridie

Photography: Mutz Greenbaum

Special Effects: Ned Mann, Edward Cohen

Released: in London, June 6, 1937; USA, November 22, 1937

Reissued: 1943, by Anglo; 1946, by Ealing Studios

American Distributor: United Artists

Synopsis: An eccentric pet owner's furor over the fate of her unlicensed dog leads to political battles, comedy and romance when a reporter writes a story about her plight, crushing the provost's political ambition- and then the scribe falls in love with his target's daughter!

Vivien Leigh Society wrote: General Opinion: A good little comedy-romance will always find an audience. All of the principals worked hard to bring an air of believability to a trite story line which has an entire town populace breathing down the mayor's neck over the lawful arrest of a dog. Sara Allgood, as the woobegone dog owner, gives a performance that will bring a smile to your face and a lump to your throat. Rex Harrison and Vivien Leigh furnish romantic interest.

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