caused filming to be suspended for a week, costing the production £12,000. However the film was completed half a day under schedule. 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. By the time it came out, the topicality of the subject matter had passed and the film was a box office disappointment. 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." References External links Traveller's Joy at BFI 1949 films 1940s English-language films 1949 comedy films Films directed by Ralph Thomas British comedy films Gainsborough Pictures films British films based on plays British black-and-white films Films set in Stockholm 1940s British films