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Time Out says

Set in the 1890s, this adaptation of Harold Brighouse's working class comedy, a favourite rep company standby since it was first performed in 1916, sees Laughton's tyrannical Lancashire bootmaker brought to heel when his plain-speaking daughter (de Banzie) marries his downtrodden, simple-minded employee (Mills) and sets up a competitive business. It could so easily have been a load of old cobblers; but Lean's sharp direction and impeccable performances all round transform a slight comedy into a timeless delight.

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Release details

UK release:

1953

Duration:

107 mins

Cast and crew

Director:

David Lean

Cast:

Richard Wattis, Prunella Scales, Daphne Anderson, John Mills, Brenda de Banzie, Charles Laughton, John Laurie

Music:

Malcolm Arnold

Art Director:

Wilfrid Shingleton

Editor:

Peter Taylor

Cinematography:

Jack Hildyard

Screenwriter:

Wynyard Browne, Norman Spencer, David Lean

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Rated as: 3/5 (1 rating)

  • A classic black and white movie which I loved seeing as much yesterday evening as I did first time round 20 odd years ago. True to the book. Extremely well cast, and consistently amusing throughout. Three stars.

    MikeT Wed Jun 27 2012
    Rated as: 3/5
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