Children Galore
| Children Galore | |
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| Directed by | Terence Fisher |
| Written by | John Bonnet Emery Bonnet Peter Plaskett |
| Produced by | Henry Passmore |
| Starring | Eddie Byrne June Thorburn Betty Ann Davies |
| Cinematography | Jonah Jones |
| Edited by | Inman Hunter |
Production company | Grendon Films |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Children Galore is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Terence Fisher.[1] It stars Eddie Byrne and June Thorburn.[2] A village squire offers to give away a cottage to a deserving family with the most grandchildren.
Plot
[edit]Cast
[edit]- Eddie Byrne as Zacky Jones
- June Thorburn as Milly Ark
- Betty Ann Davies as Mrs. Ark
- Richard Leech as Harry Bunnion
- Marjorie Rhodes as Ada Jones
- Jack McNaughton as Pat Ark
- Violet Gould as Mrs. Bunnion
- Henry Caine as Bert Bunnion
- Evan Thomas as Lord Redscarfe
- Marjorie Hume as Lady Redscarfe
- Lucy Griffiths as Miss Prescott
- Olive Milbourne as Miss Finch
- Grace Arnold as Mrs. Gedge
- Anna Turner as Louise
- John Peters as Plumber
- John Lothar as Postman
- Jack Hartman as Mate
- David Ludlow as Boy
Critical reception
[edit]In the Radio Times, David Parkinson rated the film two out of five stars, calling it "Fun in a very English sort of way, this programme filler has the advantage of being short and to the point."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Children Galore (1955)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Children Galore (1954) - Terence Fisher - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". Allmovie.
- ^ "Children Galore". RadioTimes.
External links
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