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1942 | DIRECTED BY ALBERTO CAVALCANTI

Went the Day Well?

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Movie Stats
Year
1942
Runtime
 92 minutes (1 hr 32 mins)
Certificates

PG

Approved

PG

16

15
Select Cast
Leslie Banks
C.V. France
Valerie Taylor
Marie Lohr
Harry Fowler
Norman Pierce
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
7th May 2016
Last viewed:
1st Jul 2025
Total views:
17
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
28th June 1944
81 years 3 months 4 days ago
Mexico release date
 Mexico
31st August 1945
80 years 1 months 2 days ago
Hungary release date
 Hungary
15th April 1948
77 years 5 months 17 days ago
France release date
 France
25th August 1948
77 years 1 months 8 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
16th May 1949
76 years 4 months 17 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £25.8 Thousand
United States Flag
US total gross
  $45.5 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
429,183 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
151,667 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 1st Nov '42
  • Debut box office: 16th Jul '10
  • Debut position: 25
  • Highest position: 25
  • Debut gross: £2.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 4
US Box Office
  • Release: 28th Jun '44
  • Debut weekend: 20th May '11
  • Debut position: 76
  • Highest position: 65
  • Debut gross: $7.8 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 9
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
ADVERTISMENT
Directed by
alberto cavalcanti Alberto Cavalcanti
Starring
Leslie BanksOliver Wilsford
C.V. FranceThe Vicar
Valerie TaylorNora
Marie LohrMrs. Fraser
Harry FowlerYoung George
Norman PierceJim Sturry
Frank LawtonTom Sturry
Elizabeth AllanPeggy
Thora HirdIvy
Muriel GeorgeMrs. Collins
Patricia HayesDaisy
Mervyn JohnsCharlie Sims
Hilda BayleyCousin Maud
Edward RigbyBill Purvis the poacher
Johnnie SchofieldJoe Garbett
Ellis IrvingHarry Drew
Philippa HiattMrs. Bates
Grace ArnoldMrs. Owen
Basil SydneyMajor Ortler
David FarrarLieut. Jung
John SlaterSergeant
Eric MicklewoodSoldier
Irene Arnold
uncredited
Mrs. Drew
Kathleen Boutall
uncredited
Mrs. Sturry
Robert Bradford
uncredited
German Soldier
Dean Braine
uncredited
German Soldier
James Donald
uncredited
German Corporal
Lillian Ellias
uncredited
Bridget
Leslie Gorman
uncredited
German Soldier
Gerard Heinz
uncredited
Schmidt
Christopher Lee
uncredited
Robert McDermott
uncredited
BBC Announcer
Josephine Middleton
uncredited
Mrs. Carter
Wyndham Milligan
uncredited
German Soldier
Gerald Moore
uncredited
Johnnie Wade
Charles Paton
uncredited
Harry 'Jack' Brown
Anthony Pilbeam
uncredited
Ted Garbett
Arthur Ridley
uncredited
Father Owen
Janette Scott
uncredited
Child
Norman Shelley
uncredited
Bob Owen
Tommy Trinder
uncredited
Dance Band Announcer on Radio
Robert Brooks Turner
uncredited
Switchboard operator[seconds]
Mavis Villiers
uncredited
Violet
Jack Vyvyan
uncredited
Postman
Josie Welford
uncredited
June
H Victor Weske
uncredited
Axed German Soldier
ADVERTISMENT
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
25
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
4
Total UK Gross:
£25,751
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Went the Day Well? - Original release
16 Jul 2010
25N
£2,945
£9,684
Rerelease
23 Jul 2010
25▲▼
£1,281
£13,205
30 Jul 2010
25▲▼
£1,150
£15,149
13 Oct 2023
48▼
£2,776
£25,751

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
65
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
9
Total US Gross:
$45,500
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
20 May 2011
76N
$7,849
$7,849
27 May 2011
65▲
$8,606
$21,465
15 Jul 2011
80N
$3,623
$33,577
29 Jul 2011
99N
$1,235
$35,093
5 Aug 2011
100▼
$1,650
$37,164
2 Sep 2011
127N
$241
$39,764
23 Sep 2011
131N
$734
$40,774
14 Oct 2011
110N
$1,546
$42,548
4 Nov 2011
127N
$255
$45,500

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
  •  United Kingdom release date:
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