''Lancashire Luck'' is a 1937 British
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Henry Cass. It is notable as the film debut of
Wendy Hiller, and the first credited appearance of
Nigel Stock.
Plot
The film is set around the paterfamilia of the Lovejoy family in
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancas ...
winning a large sum on the
pools. With this windfall he buys a small tea-shop in a more upper-class section of their town, and generally lives the high life. His daughter falls in love with an aristocratic visitor to the shop but her mother stands in her way until all is happily resolved by the end.
Cast
*
George Carney - George Lovejoy
*Margaret Damer - Lady Maydew
*George Galleon - Sir George Maydew
*
Muriel George
Muriel George (29 August 1883 – 22 October 1965) was an English singer and film actress. She appeared in 55 films between 1932 and 1955. She also appeared on the variety stage and sang on radio with her second husband Ernest Butcher for thir ...
- Mrs. Lovejoy
*
Wendy Hiller - Betty Lovejoy
*Bett Huth - Lady Evelyn Brenton
*Peter Popp
*
Nigel Stock - Joe Lovejoy
References
External links
*
*
1937 films
1937 comedy films
British comedy films
British black-and-white films
Films shot at Pinewood Studios
Films directed by Henry Cass
Films produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan
British and Dominions Studios films
1930s English-language films
1930s British films
{{1930s-UK-comedy-film-stub