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Love's a Luxury

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

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.

Plot

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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

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Critical reception

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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

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  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 – via ProQuest.
  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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