Love's a Luxury

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Love's a Luxury
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Directed by Francis Searle
Written by
  • Edward V. Hole (play)
  • Guy Paxton (play)
  • Elwyn Ambrose
  • Francis Searle
  • Hugh Wakefield
Produced byTom Blakeley
Starring
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
Edited byDorothy Stimson
Production
company
Distributed byMancunian Films
Release date
  • 15 December 1952 (1952-12-15)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Love's a Luxury, also known as The Caretaker's Daughter, is a 1952 British second feature [1] comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Hugh Wakefield, Derek Bond and Michael Medwin. [2] It is version of the stage play of the same name by Edward Hole and Guy Paxton, and was made by the Manchester-based Mancunian Films.[ citation needed ]

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Plot

A theatre producer and an actor try and have a quiet week in a country cottage. Their efforts are thwarted by the arrival of a variety of wives, girlfriends and scoutmasters.

Cast

Critical reception

Monthly Film Bulletin said "An absurd farce, with impersonations, misunderstandings and dressing-ups galore; people who find these funny will no doubt find them funny." [3]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Typically long and hoary Mancunian farce." [4]

References

  1. ↑ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 68. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ↑ "Love's a Luxury". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Love's a Luxury". Monthly Film Bulletin . 19 (216): 157. 1 January 1952. ProQuest   1305818264.
  4. ↑ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 341. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.


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