Love on the Dole (film)
| Love on the Dole | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | John Baxter |
| Produced by | John Baxter |
| Written by |
Walter Greenwood (novel and adaptation) Ronald Gow (play) Barbara K. Emary Rollo Gamble |
| Starring |
Deborah Kerr Clifford Evans |
| Music by |
Richard Addinsell Orchestrated, Roy Douglas Direction, Muir Mathieson |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Michael C. Chorlton |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
Anglo-American Film Corporation (UK) United Artists (USA) |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Love on the Dole is a 1941 British drama film starring Deborah Kerr and Clifford Evans. It was adapted from the novel of the same name by Walter Greenwood.[1]
Plot summary
The film is set in Hanky Park, part of Salford, at the height of the Great Depression.
The film was the first English made feature film to show English police wielding batons against the crowd.[2]
Cast
- Deborah Kerr as Sally
- Clifford Evans as Larry
- George Carney as Mr. Hardcastle
- Mary Merrall as Mrs. Hardcastle
- Geoffrey Hibbert as Harry
- Joyce Howard as Helen
- Frank Cellier as Sam Grundy
- Martin Walker as Ned Narkey
- Maire O'Neill as Mrs. Dorbell
- Iris Vandeleur as Mrs. Nattle
- Marie Ault as Mrs. Jike
- Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Bull
- Ben Williams as Factory Worker (uncredited)
Critical reception
In a contemporary review, The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote "Here is a film that ranks with the best we have ever produced.. The direction is excellent, the photography admirable, and the casting particularly good. There are some first-rate character studies from Mary Merrall as Mrs. Hard-castle, George Carney as Mr. Hardcastle, Frank Cellier as Sam Grundy, Martin Walker as Ned Markey, Maire O'Neill as Mrs. Dorbell, and Marie Ault as Mrs. Jike. Deborah Kerr makes an appealing Sally and is well partnered in Clifford Evans's Larry. Geoffrey Hibbert, a young new-comer to films, gives a remarkably good performance as Harry Hardcastle and is most ably supported by Joyce Howard as Helen Hawkins. The crowd scenes are worth watching. A good deal of care has been taken in their make-up and direction. The music by Richard Addinsell is worth noting, especially that which preludes the opening of the film."[3]
References
- ↑ "Love on the Dole (1941)".
- ↑ Emsley, Clive. Hard Men : The English and Violence since 1750. London: Hambledon and London, 2005, p. 141.
- ↑ "Monthly Film Bulletin review". www.screenonline.org.uk.
External links
- Love on the Dole on IMDb
- Love on the Dole at the BFI's Screenonline