Love on the Dole (1941)

Love on the Dole (1941) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )
English ( Mono )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
99 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet
Remastered
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1941 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
John Baxter

Written By:
Walter Greenwood
Ronald Gow

Actors:
Deborah Kerr ..... Sally Hardcastle
Clifford Evans ..... Larry Meath
George Carney ..... Mr. Hardcastle
Mary Merrall ..... Mrs. Hardcastle
Geoffrey Hibbert ..... Harry Hardcastle
Joyce Howard ..... Helen Hawkins
Frank Cellier ..... Sam Grundy
Martin Walker ..... Ned Narkey
Maire O'Neill ..... Mrs. Dorbell
Iris Vandeleur ..... Mrs. Nattle
Marie Ault ..... Mrs. Jike
Marjorie Rhodes ..... Mrs. Bull

Synopsis:

Set in 1930s Salford during the Great Depression, Love on the Dole follows Harry Hardcastle (Geoffrey Hibbert, In Which We Serve) and Sally (Deborah Kerr, The Innocents), two young siblings who fall prey to poverty and mass unemployment, and must make terrible sacrifices in order to survive. Although its stark portrayal of social deprivation led the British Board of Film Censors to ban the film as a 'very sordid story in very sordid surroundings'. Love on the Dole nonetheless retains an optimistic spirit, reinforcing the ideal that Britain's working classes could face any hardship. Through its impassioned performances, it shows faith in the values of liberal democracy which Britain upheld throughout the war, and looks forward to a better future.

In industrialised 1930s North-West England the Hardcastle family along with the rest of the village struggle to make ends meet. Son Harry has some luck on the horses which helps for a while but as the Depression deepens neither he nor his father can find work. When Harry leaves home to be with his pregnant girlfriend, pressure mounts on attractive daughter Sally to solve the family's problems as best she can.

During the depression in England, a young lady from Lancashire decides to be a rich bookmaker's mistress, just to help the rest of her family who are unemployed.

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