Home Sweet Home (1945 film)

Home Sweet Home
Directed by John E. Blakeley
Produced by John E. Blakeley
Written by Story And Scenario:
Roney Parsons
Anthony Toner
Comedy Scenes devised & arranged by:
Arthur Mertz
Starring Frank Randle
Music by Percival Mackey
Cinematography Geoffrey Faithfull
Edited by V. Sagovsky
Production
company
Distributed by Butcher's Film Service (U.K.)
Release date
 29 October 1945 (U.K.)
Running time
 92 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Home Sweet Home is a 1945 British musical comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley written by Roney Parsons and Anthony Toner and starring Frank Randle, Nicolette Roeg (sister of director Nic Roeg) and Tony Pendrell.[1][2] Set in the fictitious town of Redvale, the film is largely a vehicle for slapstick routines by Randle.

Plot

Spirited orphan Jacqueline Chantry (Nicolette Roeg) is the chauffeuse to wealthy colonel Wright (H.F. Maltby) and his family. Son Eric Wright (Tony Pendrell) and Jacqueline fall in love and plan to marry, but the class conscious colonel's wife (Hilda Bayley) refuses to give her blessing. Saddened, Jacqueline packs her bags and leaves; eventually becoming a nightclub singer. Eric chases after her, but she's already found Frank (Frank Randle), a likeable chap who discovers that Jacqueline is in reality a wealthy heiress.

Cast

  • Nicolette Roeg - Jacqueline Chantry
  • Frank Randle - Frank
  • Tony Pendrell - Eric Wright
  • H.F. Maltby - Colonel Wright
  • Hilda Bayley - Mrs. Wright
  • Cecil Fredericks - Webster
  • Stan Little - Young Herbert
  • Bunty Meadows - Bunty
  • Gerhard Kempinski - Pagoli
  • George Merritt - Dr. Handy
  • Howard Douglas - Martin, the butler
  • Iris Vandeleur - Mrs. Jones
  • Esma Lewis - Mrs. Luck
  • Vincent Holman - The Parson
  • Lily Lapidus - Welfare Worker
  • Ben Williams - Reporter
  • Max Melford - Policeman

Critical reception

Sky Movies gave it two out of five stars, concluding the film was "Only mild entertainment even when it was made and rather dated now";[2] while the Radio Times also rated the film two out of five stars, writing, "(Randle's) slack-jawed clowning provides the only real interest in this backstage Cinderella story...The songs are best forgotten, but there's a chance to see some of the most popular stage acts of the day";[3] and TV Guide wrote, "It passes the time, but it's not especially memorable."[4]

References

  1. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | HOME SWEET HOME (1945)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  2. 1 2 "Home Sweet Home".
  3. ↑ "Home Sweet Home - Film from RadioTimes".
  4. ↑ "Home Sweet Home".

Bibliography

  • Gillett, Phillip. The British working class in postwar film. Manchester University Press, 2003.


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