Can You Hear Me, Mother?

Can You Hear Me, Mother?
Directed by	Leslie Pearce
Written by	Sandy Powell Paul Thomson
Produced by	Geoffrey Rowson Simon Rowson
Starring	Sandy Powell Mary Lawson Raymond Huntley
Cinematography	Leslie Rowson
Production company	New Ideal Films
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	2 December 1935
Running time	77 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Can You Hear Me, Mother? is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Sandy Powell, Mary Lawson and Raymond Huntley. ^[1] It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London. ^[2] It was produced by members of the Rowson family, who had previously controlled the Ideal Film Company. The film's title was popular catchphrase of the film's star Powell.

Synopsis

A Yorkshire mill worker quits his job and heads for London to try and make his fortune as a comedian on the music hall stage. However, on the train south he discovers an apparently abandoned baby which he has to look after.

Cast

• Sandy Powell as Sandy
• Mary Lawson as Mary Warner
• Paul Thomson as Mike Arnold
• Muriel Aked as Mother
• Elsie Irving as Mrs. Wilkinson
• Katie Kay as Lucy
• Norman Pierce as Joe
• Raymond Huntley as Dolan
• Hal Walters as Taxi Driver
• Henry Victor as Father

References

1. Walker p.575
2. Wood p.85

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Walker, Brent E. Mack Sennett’s Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland, 2013.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• Can You Hear Me, Mother? at IMDb