Fanny Hawthorne (1927)
"Hindle Wakes" (original title)

A celebration of working class leisure activities at Hindle, Lancashire, during "Wakes Week", an annual week still observed in parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire when all factories and ... See full summary »

Director:

Maurice Elvey

Writers:

Stanley Houghton (play), Victor Saville

Stars:

Estelle Brody, John Stuart, Norman McKinnel

Cast

Cast overview:
Estelle Brody	...	Fanny Hawthorn
John Stuart	...	Allan Jeffcote
Norman McKinnel	...	Nathaniel Jeffcote
Marie Ault	...	Mrs. Hawthorn
Humberston Wright	...	Chris Hawthorne (as Humberstone Wright)
Gladys Jennings	...	Beatrice Farrar
Irene Rooke	...	Mrs. Jeffcote
Peggy Carlisle	...	Mary Hollins
Arthur Chesney	...	Sir Timothy Farrar
John Rowal	...	George Ramsbottom
Alf Goddard	...	Nobby
Cyril McLaglen	...	Alf (as Cyril Maclaglen)
Graham Soutten	...	Edward Hollins (as B. Graham Soutten)

Storyline

A celebration of working class leisure activities at Hindle, Lancashire, during "Wakes Week", an annual week still observed in parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire when all factories and schools take a holiday.

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Plot Keywords:

lancashire | holiday | working class | roller coaster | feminism | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

UK

Release Date:

7 November 1929 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fanny Hawthorne

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont British Picture Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min (DVD) 116 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Holiday Week (1952)

User Reviews

Pretty good, even now...

... shame the new (year 2000) soundtrack was so intrusive. The idea of a pop group putting a new soundtrack isn't new - it was done before with Metropolis, but at least that had several different artists contributing. This has just one group with just one or two recurring themes which sometimes overwhelm the feel of the scenes. It would perhaps be better to get a proper cinema organist or pianist to add an AUTHENTIC or period feel to silent movies of this type. But the film was good, if a bit long, and interesting for its views of a working Lancashire Mill before we closed them all down. What a shame the producers felt the need to add incongruous sound effects to the mill scenes. This barbaric practice is bad enough on war documentaries. Apart from anything else, it's distracting. Film restorers should realise the difference between re-working and restoration.