Cotton Queen

Cotton Queen, also known as Crying Out Loud, is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Bernard Vorhaus, and starring Stanley Holloway, Will Fyffe, and Mary Lawson.

Cotton Queen
Directed by	Bernard Vorhaus
Written by	Syd Courtenay Louis Golding Scott Pembroke Barry Peake
Produced by	Joe Rock
Starring	Stanley Holloway Will Fyffe Mary Lawson Helen Haye
Cinematography	Cyril Bristow Horace Wheddon
Edited by	Max Brenner
Music by	Cyril Ray
Production company	Rock Studios
Distributed by	British Independent Exhibitors' Distributors (UK)
Release date	May 1937 (1937-05)[1]
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Production

The film was directed by Vorhaus at Elstree Studios for the independent producer Joe Rock. Its Lancashire setting was an attempt to capitalise on the popularity of the George Formby series of films.^[1]

Cotton Queen was the final film Vorhaus made in Britain. Following the collapse of Julius Hagen's Twickenham Studios, where he had directed most of his films during the previous few years, he returned to the United States.^[1]

Cast

• Will Fyffe as Bob Todcastle
• Stanley Holloway as Sam Owen
• Mary Lawson as Joan
• Helen Haye as Margaret Owen
• Marcelle Rogez as Zita de la Rue
• C. Denier Warren as Joseph Cotter
• Syd Courtenay as Mayor
• Gibson Gowland as Jailer