The Love Test
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The Love Test is a 1935 British romantic comedy film
directed by Michael Powell
and starring Judy Gunn
, Louis Hayward
, David Hutcheson
, Googie Withers
and Thorley Walters
. It was made as a Quota quickie
.
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.
Withers made four quota quickies with Powell, who she found a "difficult man",.
Romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...
directed by Michael Powell
Michael Powell (director)
Michael Latham Powell was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger...
and starring Judy Gunn
Judy Gunn
Judy Gunn, born Joan Winfindale was a British film actress.When she was thirteen she played a leading role in a local dramatic performance and the following year she went to RADA to study, where she was the youngest pupil...
, Louis Hayward
Louis Hayward
Louis Charles Hayward was a British actor born in South Africa.-Biography:Born in Johannesburg, Hayward began his screen work in British films, notably as Simon Templar in Leslie Charteris' The Saint in New York.] In 1939 he played a dual role in The Man in the Iron Mask.During World War II,...
, David Hutcheson
David Hutcheson
-Selected filmography:* The Sky's the Limit * A Gentleman's Gentleman * The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp * Theatre Royal * School for Secrets * Sleeping Car to Trieste * Woman Hater...
, Googie Withers
Googie Withers
Georgette Lizette "Googie" Withers CBE, AO was an English theatre, film and television actress. She was a longtime resident of Australia with her husband, the actor John McCallum, with whom she often appeared.-Biography:...
and Thorley Walters
Thorley Walters
Thorley Walters was an English character actor.He is probably best remembered for his comedy film roles such as in Two-Way Stretch and Carlton-Browne of the FO...
. It was made as a Quota quickie
Cinematograph Films Act 1927
The Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry.-Description:...
.
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.Production
The chemistry laboratory is trying to find a way to make the celluloseCellulose
Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula , a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to over ten thousand β linked D-glucose units....
used to make toy dolls in a non-flammable form. There are obvious resonances to the problem with the highly flammable celluloid
Celluloid
Celluloid is the name of a class of compounds created from nitrocellulose and camphor, plus dyes and other agents. Generally regarded to be the first thermoplastic, it was first created as Parkesine in 1862 and as Xylonite in 1869, before being registered as Celluloid in 1870. Celluloid is...
used to make films like this one.
Withers made four quota quickies with Powell, who she found a "difficult man",.
Cast
- Judy GunnJudy GunnJudy Gunn, born Joan Winfindale was a British film actress.When she was thirteen she played a leading role in a local dramatic performance and the following year she went to RADA to study, where she was the youngest pupil...
as Mary Lee - Louis HaywardLouis HaywardLouis Charles Hayward was a British actor born in South Africa.-Biography:Born in Johannesburg, Hayward began his screen work in British films, notably as Simon Templar in Leslie Charteris' The Saint in New York.] In 1939 he played a dual role in The Man in the Iron Mask.During World War II,...
as John Gregg - David HutchesonDavid Hutcheson-Selected filmography:* The Sky's the Limit * A Gentleman's Gentleman * The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp * Theatre Royal * School for Secrets * Sleeping Car to Trieste * Woman Hater...
as Thompson (as Dave Hutcheson) - Googie WithersGoogie WithersGeorgette Lizette "Googie" Withers CBE, AO was an English theatre, film and television actress. She was a longtime resident of Australia with her husband, the actor John McCallum, with whom she often appeared.-Biography:...
as Minnie - Morris HarveyMorris Harvey-Selected filmography:* Sunshine Susie * A Southern Maid * The Love Test * The Sky's the Limit * Let the People Sing * The Great Mr. Handel * Old Mother Riley Overseas -External links:...
as Company President - Aubrey Dexter as Vice-President
- Eve Turner as Kathleen
- Bernard MilesBernard MilesBernard James Miles, Baron Miles, CBE was an English character actor, writer and director. He opened the Mermaid Theatre in London in 1959, the first new theatre opened in the City of London since the 17th century....
as Allan - Jack Knight as Managing Director
- Gilbert Davis as Hosiah Smith, Chief Chemist
- Shayle GardnerShayle Gardner-Selected filmography:* St. Elmo * The Chinese Bungalow * The Three Passions * Three Live Ghosts * Disraeli * The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu * The Lodger * The Love Test...
as Night Watchman - James Craig as Boiler Man
- Thorley WaltersThorley WaltersThorley Walters was an English character actor.He is probably best remembered for his comedy film roles such as in Two-Way Stretch and Carlton-Browne of the FO...
as Chemist - Ian Wilson as Chemist
External links
- The Love Test reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages