Love's a Luxury

Love's a Luxury, also known as The Caretaker's Daughter, is a 1952 British second feature^[1] comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Hugh Wakefield, Derek Bond and Michael Medwin.^[2] It is version of the stage play of the same name by Edward Hole and Guy Paxton, and was made by the Manchester-based Mancunian Films.^{[citation needed]}

Love's a Luxury
Directed by	Francis Searle
Written by	Edward V. Hole (play) Guy Paxton (play) Elwyn Ambrose Francis Searle Hugh Wakefield
Produced by	Tom Blakeley
Starring	Hugh Wakefield Derek Bond Michael Medwin
Cinematography	Ernest Palmer
Edited by	Dorothy Stimson
Production company	Mancunian Films
Distributed by	Mancunian Films
Release date	15 December 1952 (1952-12-15)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

A theatre producer and an actor try and have a quiet week in a country cottage. Their efforts are thwarted by the arrival of a variety of wives, girlfriends and scoutmasters.

Cast

• Hugh Wakefield as Charles Pentwick
• Derek Bond as Robert Bentley
• Michael Medwin as Dick Pentwick
• Helen Shingler as Mrs. Pentwick
• Zena Marshall as Fritzi Villiers
• Bill Shine as Clarence Mole
• Patricia Raine as Molly Harris
• Grace Arnold as Mrs. Harris

Critical reception

Monthly Film Bulletin said "An absurd farce, with impersonations, misunderstandings and dressing-ups galore; people who find these funny will no doubt find them funny."^[3]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Typically long and hoary Mancunian farce."^[4]