It's Hard to Be Good

It's Hard to Be Good is a 1948 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Jimmy Hanley, Anne Crawford and Raymond Huntley.[1] In the film, an ex-army officer finds his altruistic attempts to improve the world are unsuccessful.[2]

It's Hard to Be Good
Original British poster
Directed byJeffrey Dell
Produced byJohn W. Gossage
Written byJeffrey Dell
StarringJimmy Hanley
Anne Crawford
Raymond Huntley
Music byAntony Hopkins
CinematographyLaurie Friedman
Edited byHelga Cranston
Production
company
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • 10 November 1948 (1948-11-10) (London, UK)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It was shot at Denham Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alex Vetchinsky.[1]

Plot

On leaving the army, officer and war hero Captain James Gladstone Wedge (Jimmy Hanley) is full of idealism about bettering the world. He falls in love with Mary Leighton (Anne Crawford), who nursed him whilst he was recovering from his wartime injuries. The couple agree to marry once they can find themselves a home.

Jimmy's attempts to promote goodwill and community spirit amongst his relatives and neighbours are frequently frustrated. Finally settled into a flat with Mary, he ends the film by playing his trumpet and no longer caring what people might think.

Cast

Critical reception

In his book Forgotten British Film, Philip Gillett argued that "The satirical It's Hard to be Good (1948) deserves rescuing from obscurity, with its decorated hero looking for a niche in an uncaring peacetime world."[3]

References
  1. "It's Hard to Be Good (1948)". BFI.
  2. Gillett p.23
  3. Gillett, Philip (11 May 2017). Forgotten British Film: Value and the Ephemeral in Postwar Cinema. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 9781443891851 – via Google Books.

Bibliography
  • Gillett, Philip. Forgotten British Film: Value and the Ephemeral in Postwar Cinema. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.


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