The Love Test is a 1935 British romantic comedy film directed by Michael Powell and starring Judy Gunn, Louis Hayward, David Hutcheson and Googie Withers. It was made as a Quota quickie.
Plot
When a woman is made the head of a chemistry laboratory, her colleagues hatch a plot to make her fall in love, and neglect her work duties.[1]
Cast
- Judy Gunn as Mary Lee
- Louis Hayward as John Gregg
- David Hutcheson as Thompson (as Dave Hutcheson)
- Googie Withers as Minnie
- Morris Harvey as Company President
- Aubrey Dexter as Vice-President
- Eve Turner as Kathleen
- Bernard Miles as Allan
- Jack Knight as Managing Director
- Gilbert Davis as Hosiah Smith, Chief Chemist
- Shayle Gardner as Night Watchman
- James Craig as Boiler Man
- Thorley Walters as Chemist
- Ian Wilson as Chemist
Production
The chemistry laboratory is trying to find a way to make the cellulose used to make toy dolls in a non-flammable form. There are obvious resonances to the problem with the highly flammable celluloid used to make films like this one.[2]
Withers made four quota quickies with Powell, who she found a "difficult man".[3]
Bibliography
References
- ^ The Love Test at IMDb
- ^ Powell, 1986
- ^ Interview with Googie Withers conducted by Francine Stock, The Film Programme, BBC Radio 4, 25 December 2009
External links
- The Love Test at IMDb
- The Love Test at the BFI's Screenonline
- The Love Test reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages