Can You Hear Me, Mother? is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Sandy Powell, Mary Lawson and Raymond Huntley.[1] It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London.[2] It was produced by members of the Rowson family, who had previously controlled the Ideal Film Company. The film's title was popular catchphrase of the film's star Powell.
Can You Hear Me, Mother? | |
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Directed by | Leslie Pearce |
Written by | Sandy Powell Paul Thomson |
Produced by | Geoffrey Rowson Simon Rowson |
Starring | Sandy Powell Mary Lawson Raymond Huntley |
Cinematography | Leslie Rowson |
Production company | New Ideal Films |
Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Synopsis
editA Yorkshire mill worker quits his job and heads for London to try and make his fortune as a comedian on the music hall stage. However, on the train south he discovers an apparently abandoned baby which he has to look after.
Cast
edit- Sandy Powell as Sandy
- Mary Lawson as Mary Warner
- Paul Thomson as Mike Arnold
- Muriel Aked as Mother
- Elsie Irving as Mrs. Wilkinson
- Katie Kay as Lucy
- Norman Pierce as Joe
- Raymond Huntley as Dolan
- Hal Walters as Taxi Driver
- Henry Victor as Father
References
editBibliography
edit- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Walker, Brent E. Mack Sennett’s Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland, 2013.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
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