William Comes to Town
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Director Val Guest Music director Captain Bob Farnon Duration Language English | 7/10 IMDb Genre Comedy Screenplay Val Guest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Writer Richmal Crompton, Val Guest Release date 31 December 1948 (London) (UK) Initial release December 31, 1948 (London) Cast Jane Welsh (Mrs Brown), Garry Marsh (Mr Brown), Hugh Cross (Robert Brown), A E Matthews (Minister for Economic Affairs), Brian Roper (Ginger) Similar movies Related Val Guest movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Comes to Town is a 1948 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring William Graham and Garry Marsh. It was based on the Just William series of novels by Richmal Crompton. It served as a loose sequel to 1947 film Just William's Luck. It is also known by its U.S. alternative title William Goes to the Circus.
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Plot
William Brown and his gang the Outlaws visit the Prime Minister in Downing Street to demand shorter school hours and better pay for kids. The newspaper publicity caused by their visit lands William and his friends in trouble with their parents. William almost ruins his chances of going to the circus (his parents made him promise to stay out of trouble), but somehow he finally finds his way there.
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Critical reception
Allmovie called the film, "one of the better efforts in this off-and-on series."
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