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Holiday Camp (1947)

APPROVED 97 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Crime  -   23 April 1948 (Sweden)
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The Huggett family go to a holiday camp, and get involved in crooked card players, a murderer on the run, and a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend missing from home.

Director:

Ken Annakin

Writers:

Godfrey Winn (story), Sydney Box (screenplay), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Flora Robson Flora Robson ...
Esther Harman
Dennis Price Dennis Price ...
Sq. Ldr. Hardwick
Jack Warner Jack Warner ...
Hazel Court ...
Emrys Jones Emrys Jones ...
Michael Halliday
Kathleen Harrison Kathleen Harrison ...
Yvonne Owen Yvonne Owen ...
Angela Kirby
Esmond Knight ...
Camp Announcer
Jimmy Hanley Jimmy Hanley ...
Peter Hammond Peter Hammond ...
Harry Huggett
Esma Cannon Esma Cannon ...
Elsie Dawson
John Blythe John Blythe ...
Steve
Jeannette Tregarthen Jeannette Tregarthen ...
Valerie Thompson
Beatrice Varley Beatrice Varley ...
Valerie's Aunt
Dennis Harkin Dennis Harkin ...
Charlie
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Storyline

Mr. and Mrs. Average British Family...if the average British family consists of a husband, wife, widowed daughter and an adventurous son...go to a holiday camp, and encounter many people who are there for various and sundry reasons; a young, unmarried couple who are about to become parents sans wedlock; a sadist eluding Scorland Yard and looking for more sadist activities; a husband-seeking spinster; two would-be gamblers looking just to make expenses; and a middle-aged matron on her first holiday after years of taking care of her invalid mother. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Holiday | Camp | Sadist | Matron | Gambler  | See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Jak se lidé zení See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gainsborough Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:

Sound Mix:

Mono (British Acoustic)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The first film to feature the Huggett family. They proved so popular with post-wartime audiences that three more films featuring them followed. See more »

Connections

Followed by The Huggetts Abroad (1949) See more »