Penny Paradise

Date: 1938
Director: Carol Reed
Production Company: Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)

Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Betty Driver, Jimmy O'Dea
Location(s): Lancashire

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Storyline:

A tug boat captain believes that he’s won a fortune on the pools but while throwing a lavish party at the local pub before his hapless first mate admits that he forgot to post the coupon.

Additional Information:

Screen captures by Phil Wilkinson

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The credits appear over an establishing shot of the Liverpool waterfront. Looking across the River Mersey towards Liverpool, Lancashire with the Royal Liver Building, the Cunard Building and the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board offices standing from left to right.

Taken from the ferry across to Birkenhead. (PW)

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A pan left brings more of the Mersey into frame along with ships moored alongside Liverpool Landing Stage.

Taken a little closer to shore . . . but the ships are bigger these days. (PW)

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Captain Joe Higgins steers his tug Bonita towards the SS Duchess of Richmond to assist the ship to its berth.

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Through the window of his office, tug owner Amos Cook admires his new vessel, the Mersey Queen. Across the Mersey stands Wallasey Town Hall on Brighton Street in Wallasey.

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Steering Bonita, first mate Pat O'Leary makes for the quayside outside the offices of Amos Cook and Co. Looking south over the River Mersey from Princes Stage.

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Watching his skipper write out a report, Pat doesn't realise that Bonita is on a collision course with the Mersey Queen. Princes Stage, part of Liverpool Landing Stage to the north of Georges Pierhead.

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  • 08 Jun 2022

Waking with a hangover on Sunday morning, Joe recalls the celebrations of the previous evening. The Seacombe Ferry used to depart from George's Stage in front of the Royal Liver Building.

With the passage of time it's difficult to pinpoint the right spot. (PW)