The Blakes Slept Here

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The Blakes Slept Here
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Blakes Slept Here is a 1953 film directed by Jacques Brunius. Brunius also wrote the screenplay along with Roy Plomley. The 36-minute film chronicles the life of a middle-class British family from roughly 1850 to the end of World War II.

Cast and characters

Actor/ActressRole
David King-Wood Richard
Dorothy Gordon Laura
Peter Coke William
Ursula Howells Emily
John Richmond Albert
Pamela Stirling Vicky
David Markham Edward
Rachel Gurney Betty


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