I have just watched and recorded the film version of Cottage to Let, made in 1941. Among the cast are Leslie Banks, Alistair Sim and George Cole, who were also in the stage play, performed in 1940 (see details in the Theatre section). Charles Mortimer played a police detective with success on the stage, but was not involved in the film. Interestingly, however, also in the film cast was Michael Wilding. I remember my mother telling me that Charles' wife, Greta Wood (my grandmother) wrote to Mr Wilding in the 1970's, congratulating him on his knighthood. Mr Wilding, who I believe lived in Buckinghamshire/Oxfordshire area, close to the cottage, replied with a nice note thanking Greta for her kindness, but informing her that she was a little premature, he had not received a knighthood.
|
|