Love's a Luxury

1952 British film

Edward V. Hole (play)
Guy Paxton (play)
Elwyn Ambrose
Francis Searle
Hugh Wakefield

Produced byTom BlakeleyStarring

Hugh Wakefield
Derek Bond
Michael Medwin

CinematographyErnest PalmerEdited byDorothy Stimson

Production
company

Mancunian Films

Distributed byMancunian Films

Release date

15 December 1952

Running time

89 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

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

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

Hugh Wakefield as Charles Pentwick
Derek Bond as Robert Bentley
Michael Medwin as Dick Pentwick
Helen Shingler as Mrs. Pentwick
Zena Marshall as Fritzi Villiers
Bill Shine as Clarence Mole
Patricia Raine as Molly Harris
Grace Arnold as Mrs. Harris

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

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