Lassie from Lancashire

Lassie from Lancashire is a 1938 British romantic musical comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Marjorie Browne, Hal Thompson and Marjorie Sandford. It was made by British National Films at Welwyn Studios.^[2] The film's art direction was by Duncan Sutherland.

Lassie from Lancashire
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Directed by	John Paddy Carstairs
Written by	Ernest Dudley Doreen Montgomery
Produced by	John Corfield
Starring	Marjorie Browne Hal Thompson Marjorie Sandford
Cinematography	Bryan Langley
Production company	British National Films
Distributed by	Associated British Film Distributors
Release date	August 1938 (1938-08)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£13,920[1]

Plot

Struggling young actress Jenny (Marjorie Browne) joins her dad (Mark Daly) when he moves into Aunt Hetty's (Elsie Wagstaff) boarding house. Aunt Hetty overworks them, but Jenny is lucky enough to find love in the form of aspiring songwriter Tom (Hal Thompson). But their romance is threatened and nearly destroyed by Margie (Marjorie Sandford), the jealous star actress of the local pierrot troupe. However, the young lovers move on to bigger and better things after winning a London West End theatre contract.

Cast

• Marjorie Browne as Jenny
• Hal Thompson as Tom
• Marjorie Sandford as Margie
• Mark Daly as Dad
• Vera Lennox as Daisy
• Elsie Wagstaff as Aunt Hetty
• Billy Caryll as himself
• Hilda Mundy as herself
• Johnnie Schofield as Cyril
• Leslie Phillips as Bit Part
• Anita Sharp-Bolster as Woman in Audience

Critical reception

TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, calling it "An amusing little romantic comedy."^[3] The Monthly Film Bulletin described the film as "charming little love story [which] is merely the excuse for a number of catchy songs and jokes which are not only funny but clean."^[4]