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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	''[[Allmovie]]'' wrote, "one suspects that the stage play upon which ''Travellers Joy'' was based was slightly more subtle than the film version. Whatever the case, door-slamming farce was really not the forte of either McCallum or Withers, and before long they returned to the heavy drama they did best."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/travellers-joy-v114382\|title=Traveller's Joy (1951) - Ralph Thomas - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie}}</ref>		''[[w:Allmovie\|Allmovie]]'' wrote, "one suspects that the stage play upon which ''Travellers Joy'' was based was slightly more subtle than the film version. Whatever the case, door-slamming farce was really not the forte of either McCallum or Withers, and before long they returned to the heavy drama they did best."<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/travellers-joy-v114382\|title=Traveller's Joy (1951) - Ralph Thomas - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	==Release==		==Release==
	Under the terms of the film ~~right~~ contracts, the movie of ''Traveller's Joy'' was not allowed to be released until the play finished running. This held up release for over two years.<ref name="joy"/><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47206992 \|title=MISS DONLAN MAKES PROGRESS \|newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] \|volume=18 \|issue=7 \|location=Australia \|date=22 July 1950 \|accessdate=31 May 2016 \|page=42 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> By the time it came out, the topicality of the subject matter had passed and the film was a [[box office bomb\|box office disappointment]].<ref>Spicer p 124</ref>		Under the terms of the film rights contracts, the movie of ''Traveller's Joy'' was not allowed to be released until the play finished running. This held up release for over two years.<ref name="joy"/><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47206992 \|title=MISS DONLAN MAKES PROGRESS \|newspaper=[[w:The Australian Women's Weekly\|The Australian Women's Weekly]] \|volume=18 \|issue=7 \|location=Australia \|date=22 July 1950 \|accessdate=31 May 2016 \|page=42 \|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> By the time it came out, the topicality of the subject matter had passed and the film was a [[w:box office bomb\|box office disappointment]].<ref>Spicer p 124</ref>

	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==

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	==Cast==		==Cast==
			[[File:Traveller's Joy film.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Googie Withers, John McCallum, Yolande Donlan]]
	*[[Eric Pohlmann]] as Gustafsen		*[[Eric Pohlmann]] as Gustafsen
	*Philo Hauser as Pawnbroker		*Philo Hauser as Pawnbroker

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	\| alt =		\| alt =
	\| caption = Original trade ad by [[Eric Pulford]]		\| caption = Original trade ad by [[w:Eric Pulford\|Eric Pulford]]
	\| director = [[Ralph Thomas]]		\| director = [[Ralph Thomas]]
	\| producer = [[Antony Darnborough]]<br>'''associate'''<br>[[Alfred Roome]]		\| producer = [[w:Antony Darnborough\|Antony Darnborough]]<br>'''associate'''<br>[[w:Alfred Roome\|Alfred Roome]]
	\| screenplay = Allan McKinnon<br>Bernard Quayle		\| screenplay = Allan McKinnon<br>Bernard Quayle
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	\| based_on = play ''Traveller's Joy'' by [[Arthur Macrae]]		\| based_on = play ''Traveller's Joy'' by [[w:Arthur Macrae\|Arthur Macrae]]
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	\| starring = [[Googie Withers]]<br>[[John McCallum (actor)\|John McCallum]]<br>[[Maurice Denham]]		\| starring = [[Googie Withers]]<br>[[John McCallum (actor)\|John McCallum]]<br>[[Maurice Denham]]

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{{Infobox film
| name = Traveller's Joy
| image = "Traveller's_Joy"_(1949).jpg
| image_size =
| border =
| alt =
| caption = Original trade ad by [[Eric Pulford]]
| director = [[Ralph Thomas]]
| producer = [[Antony Darnborough]] '''associate''' [[Alfred Roome]]
| screenplay = Allan McKinnon Bernard Quayle
| story =
| based_on = play ''Traveller's Joy'' by [[Arthur Macrae]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Googie Withers]] [[John McCallum (actor)|John McCallum]] [[Maurice Denham]]
| music = [[Arthur Wilkinson]]
| cinematography = [[Jack E. Cox|Jack Cox]] [[Len Harris (cinematographer)|Len Harris]]
| editing = [[Jean Barker (film editor)|Jean Barker]]
| studio = [[Gainsborough Pictures]]
| distributor = [[General Film Distributors]]
| released = 26 December 1950 (Sweden) 28 March 1951 (London) (UK)
| runtime = 78 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget = £120,000<ref name="joy">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59519146 |title=Invisible |newspaper=[[Sunday Times (Perth)]] |issue=2733 |location=Western Australia |date=16 July 1950 |accessdate=31 May 2016 |page=20 (Sporting Section) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| gross = £68,000 (by 1953)<ref name="box">[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=sY1LGFNtCOEC&pg=PA232&lpg=PA232&dq=sydney+box+film+producer&source=bl&ots=F02E_WOkLo&sig=bTwtFh0NIsHllgPcTGLkovJObNU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjmkt78sr_MAhXltIMKHcEYCX0Q6AEILjAD#v=onepage&q=sydney%20box%20film%20producer&f=false Andrew Spicer, ''Sydney Box'' Manchester Uni Press 2006 p 211]</ref>
}}

'''''Traveller's Joy''''' is a 1949 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Ralph Thomas]] and starring [[Googie Withers]], [[John McCallum (actor)|John McCallum]] and [[Maurice Denham]]. Based on a [[West End theatre|West End]] play of the same name by [[Arthur Macrae]], it was the last film released by the original [[Gainsborough Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3q8/travellers-joy/production/84t | title=Production of Travellers' Joy | Theatricalia}}</ref>

==Premise==
With [[Foreign exchange controls|extensive restrictions]] on how much [[Foreign exchange market|foreign exchange]] British travellers can take outside the realm (then £5), a variety of English men and women are trapped in [[Stockholm]] in the very expensive country of [[Sweden]]. These include Bumble and her estranged husband Reggie.

As each struggle with their hotel bills they try to trick others into paying, but as the hardship is widespread the group begins to grow with no-one having the cash to resolve the issue.

The ladies try to trick various men into helping and vice versa.

The problem is ultimately resolved by a Swedish citizen offering accommodation in return for a reciprocal arrangement when he visits Britain. Meanwhile the various couples regroup.

==Cast==
*[[Eric Pohlmann]] as Gustafsen
*Philo Hauser as Pawnbroker
*[[Googie Withers]] as Bumble Pelham
*[[John McCallum (actor)|John McCallum]] as Reggie Pelham
*[[Yolande Donlan]] as Lil Fowler
*[[Maurice Denham]] as Fowler
*[[Colin Gordon]] as Tom Wright
*[[Gerard Heinz]] as Helstrom
*[[Geoffrey Sumner]] as Lord Tilbrook
*[[Peter Illing]] as Tilsen
*[[Dora Bryan]] as Eva the Swedish maid
*[[Grey Blake]] as Hotel Receptionist
*Gerik Schjelderup as Bergman
*Gerald Andersen as Carlsen
*[[Clive Morton]] as Svensen
*[[Anthony Forwood]] as Nick Rafferty
*[[Anthony Holles (actor)|Antony Holles]] as Head Waiter
*[[Sandra Dorne]] as Flower Shop Assistant

==Production==
The film was based on a West End play by Andrew Macrae about Englishmen travelling in Europe and the problems experienced by them due to post-war currency restrictions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43783960 |title=Mr. Menzies Abroad 3 Travelling Is Not All Joy |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)]] |volume=91 |issue=28067 |location=South Australia |date=21 September 1948 |accessdate=31 May 2016 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It premiered at the Criterion on 2 June 1948 starring [[Yvonne Arnaud]] and produced by [[Hugh Beaumont]]; it was a smash hit, running for two years. [[Clement Attlee]] saw the play while he was Prime Minister.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50205728 |title=Britain's Election May Be Bitterest In History |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)]] |volume=92 |issue=28,474 |location=South Australia |date=12 January 1950 |accessdate=31 May 2016 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

[[Sydney Box]] bought the film rights while head of Gainsborough Pictures. The film starred John McCallum and Googie Withers, who had recently married. "We think, it Is an excellent idea to work together," said John.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191310786 |title=FEMININE INTEREST |newspaper=[[Warwick Daily News]] |issue=9124 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=1 November 1948 |accessdate=31 May 2016 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It was the first of a three-picture contract Withers signed with Sydney Box.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203223767 |title=Talking of TALKIES |newspaper=[[Truth (Brisbane newspaper)|Truth]] |issue=2543 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=19 December 1948 |accessdate=31 May 2016 |page=24 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The job of directing was given to Ralph Thomas, who had just made two comedies for Box, ''Once Upon a Dream'' and ''Helter Skelter''.

John McCallum came down with [[jaundice]] during filming and had to take a week off.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158241334 |title=In Brief |newspaper=[[The Newcastle Sun]] |issue=9689 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=20 January 1949 |accessdate=31 May 2016 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> This caused filming to be suspended for a week, costing the production £12,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216543316 |title=Jaundice Holds Up Film Set |newspaper=[[Brisbane Telegraph]] |location=Queensland, Australia |date=25 January 1949 |accessdate=31 May 2016 |page=5 (STUMPS) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> However the film was completed half a day under schedule.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article97533193 |title=FILM NEWS |newspaper=[[The Western Star (Queensland)|Western Star]] |issue=6302 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=25 March 1949 |accessdate=31 May 2016 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Release==
Under the terms of the film right contracts, the movie of ''Traveller's Joy'' was not allowed to be released until the play finished running. This held up release for over two years.<ref name="joy"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47206992 |title=MISS DONLAN MAKES PROGRESS |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=18 |issue=7 |location=Australia |date=22 July 1950 |accessdate=31 May 2016 |page=42 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> By the time it came out, the topicality of the subject matter had passed and the film was a [[box office bomb|box office disappointment]].<ref>Spicer p 124</ref>

==Critical reception==
''[[Allmovie]]'' wrote, "one suspects that the stage play upon which ''Travellers Joy'' was based was slightly more subtle than the film version. Whatever the case, door-slamming farce was really not the forte of either McCallum or Withers, and before long they returned to the heavy drama they did best."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/travellers-joy-v114382|title=Traveller's Joy (1951) - Ralph Thomas - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0041985}}
*[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b8de0e0 Traveller's Joy] at BFI
{{Ralph Thomas}}

[[Category:1949 films]]
[[Category:1940s English-language films]]
[[Category:1949 comedy films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ralph Thomas]]
[[Category:British comedy films]]
[[Category:Gainsborough Pictures films]]
[[Category:British films based on plays]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films set in Stockholm]]
[[Category:1940s British films]]