Mr. Lord Says No (1952)
"The Happy Family" (original title)

When the Government decide to build a Festival of Britain exhibition site, everything goes to plan, all except the fact that the main road and the pedestrian subway into the site, are ... See full summary »

Director:

Muriel Box

Writers:

Muriel Box, Sydney Box,

Stars:

Stanley Holloway, Kathleen Harrison, Naunton Wayne

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stanley Holloway	...	Henry Lord
Kathleen Harrison	...	Lillian Lord
Naunton Wayne	...	Mr. Filch
Dandy Nichols	...	Ada
John Stratton	...	David
Eileen Moore	...	Joan
Shirley Mitchell	...	Marina
Margaret Barton	...	Anne
George Cole	...	Cyril
Tom Gill	...	Maurice Hennessey
Miles Malleson	...	Mr. Thwaites
Geoffrey Sumner	...	Sir Charles Spanniell
Laurence Naismith	...	Councillor
Edward Lexy	...	Alderman
Cameron Hall	...	Mayor

Storyline

When the Government decide to build a Festival of Britain exhibition site, everything goes to plan, all except the fact that the main road and the pedestrian subway into the site, are blocked by a little corner shop, which is owned and run by a Mr. Lord and his family. When the Lords refuse to be bought off, and decline the compensation offered by the authorities. the police and the bailiffs try to evict them, only to come under fire from the family, who have barricaded themselves inside the shop.

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | barricade | based on play

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 February 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mr. Lord Says No

Company Credits

Production Co:

London Independent Producers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stanley Holloway was 2nd choice for the male lead.

User Reviews

A Small Shopkeeper takes on the Government during the Festival of Britain

A wonderful look at life in London during the early 1950's. Stanley Holloway and Kathleen Harrison play Mr and Mrs Lord, who run a small corner shop in the middle of a bombed out street. When the Government decide to build an exhibition site, to celebrate the Festival of Britain, the building work is well advanced, until somebody sees that the Lords shop is right the middle of where the main road, and the pedestrian underpass should be. The Lords try to contact their local MP, the mayor, and anybody else who can help them, finally having to barricade themselves along with the other family members inside the shop, until somebody can come up with a solution. Holloway and Harrison are superb as usual, as is a young George Cole, long before his days as Arthur Daley, also giving good support is Dandy Nichols Eileen Moore, and Naunton Wayne as the Government Minister, who has to come up a solution to keep everybody happy.