Look Up and Laugh
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Look Up and Laugh is a British comedy film directed by Basil Dean
and starring Gracie Fields
, Alfred Drayton
, Douglas Wakefield and Vivien Leigh
. It was made at Ealing Studios
.
As time runs out Gracie rallies the stall keepers together through a series of ever more hilarious schemes in their attempts to save their livelihoods.
(1931), Looking on the Bright Side
(1932), Love, Life and Laughter
(1934), Sing As We Go
(1934), Queen of Hearts and The Show Goes On
(1937), these are on 4 discs. Two films each on three of the discs with the other film on disc four.
Basil Dean
Basil Herbert Dean CBE was an English actor, writer, film producer/director and theatrical producer/director....
and starring Gracie Fields
Gracie Fields
Dame Gracie Fields, DBE , was an English-born, later Italian-based actress, singer and comedienne and star of both cinema and music hall.-Early life:...
, Alfred Drayton
Alfred Drayton
Alfred Drayton was a British film actor.Drayton worked in a brewery when he was 18 but having a good deal of amateur dramatics experience decided to go on stage. His first appearance on stage was The Beloved Vagabond at Cardiff in 1908 and his London debut was at the Haymarket Theatre the...
, Douglas Wakefield and Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier was an English actress. She won the Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire , a role she also played on stage in London's West End, as well as for her portrayal of the southern belle Scarlett O'Hara, alongside Clark...
. It was made at Ealing Studios
Ealing Studios
Ealing Studios is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London. Will Barker bought the White Lodge on Ealing Green in 1902 as a base for film making, and films have been made on the site ever since...
.
Plot summary
Gracie Pearson (Fields) is a singer/comedienne who is determined to save her local market from being demolished in order to make way for a department store.As time runs out Gracie rallies the stall keepers together through a series of ever more hilarious schemes in their attempts to save their livelihoods.
Cast
- Gracie FieldsGracie FieldsDame Gracie Fields, DBE , was an English-born, later Italian-based actress, singer and comedienne and star of both cinema and music hall.-Early life:...
... Gracie Pearson - Alfred DraytonAlfred DraytonAlfred Drayton was a British film actor.Drayton worked in a brewery when he was 18 but having a good deal of amateur dramatics experience decided to go on stage. His first appearance on stage was The Beloved Vagabond at Cardiff in 1908 and his London debut was at the Haymarket Theatre the...
... Belfer - Douglas Wakefield ... Joe Chirk
- Billy Nelson ... Alf Chirk
- Harry TateHarry TateHarry Tate was an English comedian who performed both in the music halls and in films. Born in 1872 as Ronald Macdonald Hutchinson, he worked for Henry Tate & Sons, Sugar Refiners before going on the stage, and took his stage name from them.-Career:Tate made his debut at the Oxford Music Hall in...
... Turnpenny - Huntley WrightHuntley WrightHuntley Wright was an English stage and film actor, comedian, dancer and singer, best known for creating roles in many important Edwardian musical comedies....
... Ketley - Vivien LeighVivien LeighVivien Leigh, Lady Olivier was an English actress. She won the Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire , a role she also played on stage in London's West End, as well as for her portrayal of the southern belle Scarlett O'Hara, alongside Clark...
... Marjorie Belfer - Kenneth MoreKenneth MoreKenneth Gilbert More CBE was a highly successful English film actor during the post-World War II era and starred in many feature films, often in the role of an archetypal carefree and happy-go-lucky middle-class gentleman.-Early life:Kenneth More was born in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, the...
... Bit Part (Uncredited)
DVD release
This film is currently available as part of the Gracie Fields collector's edition which in addition to this film includes the films Sally in Our AlleySally in Our Alley
Sally in Our Alley is a British romantic comedy drama film made at Ealing Studios. It was directed by Maurice Elvey and starred Gracie Fields, Ian Hunter, and Florence Desmond....
(1931), Looking on the Bright Side
Looking on the Bright Side
Looking on The Bright Side is a British comedy musical film made at Ealing Studios. It was directed by Graham Cutts and Basil Dean and starring Gracie Fields, Richard Dolman, and Betty Shale.-Plot summary:...
(1932), Love, Life and Laughter
Love, Life and Laughter
Love, Life and Laughter is a 1923 British film, written and directed by George Pearson. As of August 2010, the film is missing from the BFI National Archive, and is listed as one of the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" lost films.-Plot:...
(1934), Sing As We Go
Sing as We Go
Sing As We Go is a 1934 British musical film starring Gracie Fields and Stanley Holloway. The script was written by Gordon Wellesley and J. B. Priestley; it was directed by Basil Dean....
(1934), Queen of Hearts and The Show Goes On
The Show Goes On
The Show Goes On is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by Basil Dean and starring Gracie Fields, Owen Nares and John Stuart.-Plot summary:...
(1937), these are on 4 discs. Two films each on three of the discs with the other film on disc four.