Vote for Huggett (1949)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Ken Annakin

Writers:

Denis Constanduros (writer)
Mabel Constanduros (writer)

Release Date:

February 1949 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Huggett Family | Character Name In Title

Cast

Jack Warner	...	Joe Huggett, Father
Kathleen Harrison	...	Ethel Huggett, Mother
Susan Shaw	...	Susan Huggett, Daughter
Petula Clark	...	Pet Huggett, Daughter
David Tomlinson	...	Harold Hinchley
Diana Dors	...	Diana Gowan
Peter Hammond	...	Peter Hawtrey
Amy Veness	...	Grandma Huggett
Hubert Gregg	...	Maurice Lever
John Blythe	...	Gowan
Anthony Newley	...	Dudley
Charles Victor	...	Mr. Hall
Adrianne Allen	...	Mrs. Hall
Frederick Piper	...	Mr. Bentley
Empsie Bowman	...	Old Lady

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Gainsborough Pictures

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Huggetts Abroad (1949)

Soundtrack:

Again And Again

Good fun

This is probably one of the better Huggett films, very fast paced and with an interesting storyline. Mr. Huggett with the help of Pet writes a letter to the paper about turning some spare land into a "lido" and the letter actually gets printed. Well, next thing you know, he's running for council! Turns out the land is government owned apart from one block, right in the middle, which belongs to Mrs. Huggett and cousin Diana, and nothing can be done without that, so all their opposition are trying to buy. Diana is all for selling, but Mrs. Huggett won't hear of it.

The best scene has to be where Susan and Peter figure out what's going on and set about fixing it - AND trapping Susan's womanizing boss at the same time. Hilarious!