Madame Louise is a 1951 British comedy film

Comedy film

Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...

 directed by Maclean Rogers

Maclean Rogers

-Selected filmography:Director* The Third Eye * The Mayor's Nest * Up for the Derby * The Crime at Blossoms * Trouble * Summer Lightning * It's a Cop * Virginia's Husband...

 and starring Richard Hearne

Richard Hearne

Richard Lewis Hearne, OBE was an English actor, comedian, producer and writer. He was famous for his stage and television character Mr Pastry.-Career:...

, Petula Clark

Petula Clark

Petula Clark, CBE is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II...

, Garry Marsh

Garry Marsh

Garry Marsh was a British film actor. Marsh began acting on the stage at the age of fifteen. He started off in films as a leading man but later became a character actor playing self-important roles.-Filmography:* Long Odds...

 and Richard Gale

Richard Gale

Richard Gale may refer to:*Richard Nelson Gale , British soldier*Richard Gale , Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council*Richard Pillsbury Gale, U.S. Representative from Minnesota...

. In order to settle her debts, the owner of a dress shop transfers control to a bookmaker

Bookmaker

A bookmaker, or bookie, is an organization or a person that takes bets on sporting and other events at agreed upon odds.- Range of events :...

. The bookmaker is wanted by a gang of criminals and much mayhem follows causing the usual stunts by Mr Pastry with much slap stick on the way . He has patented a dress , modelled beautifully by Miss Penny (Petula Clark) the resourceful assistant which transforms from a day dress to an evening dress and other modes by the removal of the sleeves , and part of the skirt . Much slapstick in involved . After a campaign of emails by Petula Clark fans Renown pictures issued this film in May 2011 on DVD as well as another Clark title THAT WOMAN OPPOSITE. Alls well at the end of MADAME LOUISE as the dress shop owner recovers her assets and all is well with Mr Pastry and the faithful Miss Penny.

Cast

• Richard Hearne
  Richard Hearne
  Richard Lewis Hearne, OBE was an English actor, comedian, producer and writer. He was famous for his stage and television character Mr Pastry.-Career:...
  
   - Mr Pastry
• Petula Clark
  Petula Clark
  Petula Clark, CBE is an English singer, actress, and composer whose career has spanned seven decades.Clark's professional career began as an entertainer on BBC Radio during World War II...
  
   - Miss Penny
• Garry Marsh
  Garry Marsh
  Garry Marsh was a British film actor. Marsh began acting on the stage at the age of fifteen. He started off in films as a leading man but later became a character actor playing self-important roles.-Filmography:* Long Odds...
  
   - Mr Trout
• Richard Gale - Leuitnenant Edwards
• Doris Rogers - Mrs Trout
• Hilda Bayley
  Hilda Bayley
  Hilda Christabel Bailey was a British film actress. In 1922 she appeared in the controversial crime film Cocaine.-Selected filmography:* The Barton Mystery * Carnival * Cocaine * Flames of Passion...
  
   - Madamoiselle
• Charles Farrell - Felling
• Vic Wise - Curly
• Harry Fowler
  Harry Fowler
  Harry James Fowler, MBE is an English actor in film and TV. He started in juvenile roles, most notably in the first recognised Ealing Comedy Hue and Cry, made in 1947...
  
  - Trout's clerk