I'll Turn to You
I'll Turn to You is a 1946 British drama film directed by Geoffrey Faithfull and starring Terry Randall, Don Stannard and Harry Welchman. A returning serviceman faces problems with his wife and his job. Although not a musical, the film has a lengthy concert segment at the end that allows the title song to wrap up the narrative. Plot
Ex-pilot Roger Meredith returns to his wife Aileen, and to his pre-war job in an advertising agency, but finds settilng back into civilian life difficult. Despite an offer of a luxury apartment from Henry Browning, Alieen's rich admirer, Eileen prefers independence and instead finds dilapidated rooms for the family. Roger hates their low standard of living. He loses faith in himself, quits his job and leaves Eileen and their young child. Later Henry bumps into Roger, who is now a hotel porter, and persuades him to return to Eileen. They are reconciled. Cast

 Terry Randall as Aileen Meredith 
 Don Stannard as Roger Meredith
 Harry Welchman as 	Mr. Collins
 Ann Codrington as Mrs. Collins
 Ellis Irving as Henry Browning
 Irene Handl as Mrs. Gammon
 George Merritt as Cecil Joy
 Nicolette Roeg as Flora Fenton
 Anthony Pendrell as Dick Fenton 
 Leslie Perrins as Mr. Chigwell
 Grace Arnold as Nurse
 Hal Gordon as Taxi Driver 
 Aubrey Mallalieu as Managing Director 
 Hilda Bayley as Gossiping Guest at Party 
 Lesley Osmond as 	Gossiping Guest at Party
 Davina Craig as Telephonist 
 Cameron Hall as The Neighbour
 David Keir as Estate Agent
 Jack Vyvyan as Stage Door Keeper
 Vi Kaley as 	Charlady at Collins's Office 
 Hamilton Keene as 	Hotel Receptionist
 Olive Kirby	as Office Girl
 Harry Bidgood as Orchestra Conductor
 Evelyn Laye as Self 
 Sandy Macpherson as Self
 Sylvia Welling as Self

Production
The film was shot at the Walton Studios in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, with sets were designed by art director George Paterson. It was made by Butcher's Film Service as a higher budget film than usual. Critical reception
Kine Weekly said: "A refreshing and tuneful musical melodrama, based on the famous ballad. [...] The warm, humorous and topical story has attractive and appropriate musical intermissions. [...] These, reinforced by an engaging small–child interest give the picture an imposing facade without destroying the tender and ingratiating intimacy of its homely and propitious rehabilitation theme. In other words, Butcher’s know all that there is to know about these song-title comedy melodramas". The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This timely film deals with a rehabilitation problem, and will have special appeal for young people demobbed from the Services. Against a singularly well-chosen cast, Don Stannard and Terry Randall shine as the disgruntled young airman and his loyal, devoted little wife. There is some delightful comedy from Irene Handl and George Merritt, and the particularly well-recorded musical interludes will be found to add much to the enjoyment of the film.”

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as “good” and wrote: “Good performances by young leads in a topical film with music thrown in.'' References

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1946 films
1946 drama films
British drama films
Films shot at Nettlefold Studios
Butcher's Film Service films
1940s English-language films
1940s British films