Children Galore is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Eddie Byrne and June Thorburn.[1][2][3] It was written by John Bonnet, Emery Bonnet and Peter Plaskett.
Plot
A village squire offers to give away a cottage to a deserving family with the most grandchildren.
Cast
- 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
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The simple rustic humours exploited here prove alogether too simple, and the result is a cheerless and rather tasteless little comedy. A number of character players, affecting a number of rural accents, go down fighting."[4]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Group-3 style comedy has neither depth nor taste; the cast works hard."[5]
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."[6]
References
- ^ "Children Galore". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "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". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 22 (252): 23. 1 January 1955 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 292. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5.
- ^ "Children Galore". RadioTimes.
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