''Home Sweet Home'' is a 1945 British

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comedy film directed by

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written by Roney Parsons and Anthony Toner and starring Frank Randle, Nicolette Roeg (sister of director Nicolas Roeg) and Tony Pendrell. Set in the fictitious town of Redvale, the film is largely a vehicle for slapstick routines by Randle.

Plot

Spirited orphan Jacqueline Chantry (Nicolette Roeg) is the chauffeuse to wealthy colonel Wright (H.F. Maltby) and his family. Son Eric Wright (Tony Pendrell) and Jacqueline fall in love and plan to marry, but the class conscious colonel's wife (Hilda Bayley) refuses to give her blessing. Saddened, Jacqueline packs her bags and leaves; eventually becoming a nightclub singer. Eric chases after her, but she's already found Frank (Frank Randle), a likeable chap who discovers that Jacqueline is in reality a wealthy heiress.

Cast

* Nicolette Roeg as Jacqueline Chantry * Frank Randle as Frank * Tony Pendrell as Eric Wright *

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as Colonel Wright * Hilda Bayley as Mrs. Wright * Cecil Fredericks as Webster * Stan Little as Young Herbert * Bunty Meadows as Bunty * Gerhard Kempinski as Pagoli * George Merritt as Dr. Handy * Howard Douglas as Martin, the butler * Iris Vandeleur as Mrs. Jones * Esma Lewis as Mrs. Luck * Vincent Holman as The Parson * Lily Lapidus as Welfare Worker * Ben Williams as Reporter * Max Melford as Policeman

Critical reception

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'' gave it two out of five stars, concluding the film was "Only mild entertainment even when it was made and rather dated now"; while the ''

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'' also rated the film two out of five stars, writing, "(Randle's) slack-jawed clowning provides the only real interest in this backstage Cinderella story...The songs are best forgotten, but there's a chance to see some of the most popular stage acts of the day". The reviewer for '' TV Guide'' wrote: "It passes the time, but it's not especially memorable."

References

Bibliography

* Gillett, Phillip. ''The British working class in postwar film''. Manchester University Press, 2003.

External links

* 1945 films British musical comedy films 1945 musical comedy films Films directed by John E. Blakeley Butcher's Film Service films British black-and-white films Films scored by Percival Mackey Films shot in Greater Manchester 1940s English-language films 1940s British films {{musical-comedy-film-stub