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Lassie from Lancashire
Lassie from Lancashire
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Directed by	John Paddy Carstairs
Written by	Ernest Dudley ; Doreen Montgomery
Produced by	John Corfield
Starring	Marjorie Browne ; Hal Thompson ; Marjorie Sandford
Cinematography	Bryan Langley
Production; company	British National Films
Distributed by	Associated British Film Distributors
Release date	August 1938;
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£13,920

Lassie from Lancashire is a 1938 British romantic musical comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Marjorie Browne, Hal Thompson and Marjorie Sandford. It was made by British National Films at Welwyn Studios.^[2] The film's art direction was by Duncan Sutherland.

Plot

Struggling young actress Jenny (Marjorie Browne) joins her dad (Mark Daly) when he moves into Aunt Hetty's (Elsie Wagstaff) boarding house. Aunt Hetty overworks them, but Jenny is lucky enough to find love in the form of aspiring songwriter Tom (Hal Thompson). But their romance is threatened and nearly destroyed by Margie (Marjorie Sandford), the jealous star actress of the local pierrot troupe. However, the young lovers move on to bigger and better things after winning a London West End theatre contract.

Cast

Marjorie Browne as Jenny
Hal Thompson as Tom
Marjorie Sandford as Margie
Mark Daly as Dad
Vera Lennox as Daisy
Elsie Wagstaff as Aunt Hetty
Billy Caryll as himself
Hilda Mundy as herself
Johnnie Schofield as Cyril
Leslie Phillips as Bit Part
Anita Sharp-Bolster as Woman in Audience

Critical reception

TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, calling it "An amusing little romantic comedy."^[3] The Monthly Film Bulletin described the film as "charming little love story [which] is merely the excuse for a number of catchy songs and jokes which are not only funny but clean."^[4]

References

^ Chapman, Llewella. "'The highest salary ever paid to a human being': Creating a Database of Film Costs from the Bank of England". Journal of British cinema and television, 2022-10. Vol. 19, no. 4. Edinburgh University Press. p. 470-494 at 480.
^ Wood p.98
^ "Lassie From Lancashire | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
^ "Lassie from Lancashire". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 5, no. 56. BFI. August 1938. p. 197.