Hold My Hand (film)

Hold My Hand
Hold My Hand
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Directed by	Thornton Freeland
Written by	William Freshman ; Clifford Grey ; Bert Lee ;
Based on	play Hold My Hand by Stanley Lupino
Produced by	Walter C. Mycroft
Starring	Stanley Lupino ; Fred Emney ; Polly Ward ; Sally Gray ;
Cinematography	Otto Kanturek
Music by	Marr Mackie; Harry Acres ;
Production; company	Associated British Picture Corporation
Distributed by	Associated British Picture Corporation
Release date	August 1938;
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£39,773

Last updated May 19, 2025

Hold My Hand is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Stanley Lupino, Fred Emney and Barbara Blair.^[2] It was based on a musical play by Lupino.^[3]

Plot

A wealthy man buys a newspaper, resulting in a series of romantic entanglements.

Cast

Stanley Lupino as Eddie Marston
Fred Emney as Lord Milchester
Barbara Blair as Jane Howard
Sally Gray as Helen
Polly Ward as Paula Pond
Bertha Belmore as Lady Milchester
Jack Melford as Pop Currie
John Wood as Bob Crane
Syd Walker as Inspector Rogers
Arthur Rigby as Norman Love
Gibb McLaughlin as Bank Manager

Critical reception

TV Guide rated the film two out of five stars, calling it an "Occasionally amusing farce."^[4]

References

↑ Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 470–494 at 480.
↑ "Hold My Hand (1938)". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
↑ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
↑ "Hold My Hand". TVGuide.com.

External links

Hold My Hand at IMDb

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[1] Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 470–494 at 480.

[2] "Hold My Hand (1938)". Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.

[3] Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.

[4] "Hold My Hand". TVGuide.com.

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