Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss, The
Date: 1936
Director: Alfred Zeisler
Production Company: Garrett-Klement Pictures
Stars: Cary Grant, Mary Brian
Location(s): London
Region(s): London A-B
Storyline:
A rich young man wagers his doctor that he can support himself in a working class job for year without touching his inheritance.
Additional Information:
Originally uploaded by John Tunstill when the site was young, revisited with added screen captures and storyline by Phil Wilkinson
Also known as ‘The Amazing Adventure’ (US Title)
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- Capture 1
- 09 Jan 2024
With the titles over, a montage of London views set the scene. The first is of Tower Bridge, just 42 years old when filming took place.
Still standing after nearly 130 years. SJ
- Capture 2
- 13 Jul 2023
At the top of Ludgate Hill in EC4 stands St. Paul's Cathedral.
Changes to the left. SJ
- Capture 3
- 05 Mar 2023
The Royal Exchange at the junction of Threadneedle Street and Cornhill in EC3.
Same foreground but not so the background. SJ
- Capture 4
- 13 Jul 2023
Looking towards the Royal Courts of Justice on Strand in WC2.
BK News featured quite prominently in "Bridget Jones's Diary." SJ
- Capture 5
- 05 Mar 2023
Behind the the statue of Queen Boudica at the corner of Westminster Bridge and Victoria Embankment in SW1 rises the Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament.
A popular angle. SJ
- Capture 6
- 09 Jan 2024
Ending on a night time shot of Piccadilly Circus, the montage gives way to a bar where the rich, idle socialite Ernest Bliss waits for a cocktail that he doesn't want.
The Guinness clock would have been to the right of the original next to Monico. I feel this is not the best angle, and I should be more round to the left as well as capturing more of Glasshouse Street. SJ
- Capture 7
- 'Now' required
Arriving late for a consultation with his Doctor, Sir James Aldroyd, Bliss is told that he's suffering from self indulgence and money. The corner of Harley Street and New Cavendish Street in W1.
- Capture 8
- 'Now' required
Accepting Sir James's £50,000 wager and advice to leave his wealthy life behind and earn a living, Bliss leaves his opulent home on Regent's Park Gate.
- Capture 9
- 27 Jan 2016
Ernest Bliss makes his way to an underground station. Marble Arch station at the junction of Oxford Street and Park Lane in W1.
Confirmed as Marble Arch by Peter who also provides this image.
- Capture 10
- 'Now' required
After consulting a map, Bliss catches a train towards the East End.
- Capture 11
- 19 Oct 2020
Alighting from a District Line train at Stepney Green, Bliss leaves the station. Stepney Green station on Mile End Road in Stepney E1.
The station entrance as it appears now. (PW)
- Capture 12
- 'Now' required
Bliss approaches a house advertising an attic room to let.
- Capture 13
- 'Now' required
The search for work proves difficult with no luck obtaining a position.
- Capture 14
- 30 Nov 2015
Falling behind with the rent, Bliss spots a job in the situations vacant pages of a shared newspaper after being allowed to remain in his room by landlady Mrs. Heath. River Walk SE1 with the Houses of Parliament across the River Thames.
Here seen again in this comparison from Peter.