Directed by:
John BaxterScreenplay:
Walter GreenwoodCinematography:
James WilsonComposer:
Richard AddinsellCast:
Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Maire O'Neill, Marie Ault, Yvonne Mitchell, Joyce Howard, Sebastian Cabot, Mary Merrall, Kenneth Griffith, John Slater (more)Plots(1)
Set in 1930s Salford during the Great Depression, Love on the Dole follows Harry Hardcastle (Geoffrey Hibbert) and Sally (Deborah Kerr), two young siblings who fall prey to poverty and mass unemployment, and must make terrible sacrifices in order to survive. Although its stark portrayal of social deprivation led the British Board of Film Censors to ban the film as a 'very sordid story in very sordid surroundings'. Love on the Dole nonetheless retains an optimistic spirit, reinforcing the ideal that Britain's working classes could face any hardship. Through its impassioned performances, it shows faith in the values of liberal democracy which Britain upheld throughout the war, and looks forward to a better future. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Deborah Kerr
UK
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Clifford Evans
UK
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Maire O'Neill
Ireland
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Marie Ault
UK
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Yvonne Mitchell
UK
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Joyce Howard
UK
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Sebastian Cabot
UK
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Mary Merrall
UK
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Kenneth Griffith
UK
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John Slater
UK
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George Carney
UK
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Ian Wilson
UK
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Peter Gawthorne
Ireland
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Muriel George
UK
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Dennis Wyndham
South Africa
Best movies:
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Brefni O'Rorke
Ireland
Best movies:
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A. Bromley Davenport
UK
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Leonard Sharp
UK
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Geoffrey Hibbert
UK
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