Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally charged performance as Hardcastle, one of the cotton workers trying to make life better. Interlaced with humour that brings a ray of sunshine to the pervasive bleakness, this remains a powerful social study of life between the wars, and was a rare problem picture to come out of Britain at the time.
Credits
Love on the Dole Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Deborah Kerr
She was 24, 86 years old when she died
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as Sally |
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Peter Gawthorne
He was 61, 77 years old when he died
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as Police Supt |
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Muriel George
She was 57, 82 years old when she died
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as Landlady |
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James Harcourt
He was 72, 77 years old when he died
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as Old Man Who Has His Dole Stopped |
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Sebastian Cabot
He was 461, 493 years old when he died
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as Man in Crowd at Betting Payout |
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Yvonne Mitchell
She was 30, 63 years old when she died
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as Factory Worker at Gate |
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Brefni O'Rorke
He was 56, 57 years old when he died
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as Dole Officer |
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Marie Ault
She was 75, 80 years old when she died
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as Mrs. Jike |
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Mary Merrall
She was 55, 83 years old when she died
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as Mrs. Hardcastle |
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Marjorie Rhodes
She was 48, 82 years old when she died
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as Mrs. Bull |
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Ben Williams
He was 53, 68 years old when he died
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as Factory Worker |
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Geoffrey Hibbert
He was 19, 46 years old when he died
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as Harry |
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A. Bromley Davenport
He was 77, 79 years old when he died
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as Pawnbroker |
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John Slater
He was 29, 58 years old when he died
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as Agitator on Demonstration |
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Charles Williams
He was 59, 91 years old when he died
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as Man in Billiard Hall with Full Packet of Cigarettes |
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Leonard Sharp
He was 55, 67 years old when he died
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as Man at Demonstration |
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Ian Wilson
He was 6, now 84 years old
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as Man at Demonstration |
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George Carney
He was 60, 67 years old when he died
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as Mr. Hardcastle |
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Joyce Howard
She was 23, 88 years old when she died
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as Helen |
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Clifford Evans
He was 33, 73 years old when he died
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as Larry |
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Iris Vandeleur
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as Mrs. Nattle |
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Dennis Wyndham
He was 58, 86 years old when he died
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as Jim - Larry's Assistant |
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Martin Walker
He was 44, 54 years old when he died
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as Ned Narkey |
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Kenneth Griffith
He was 24, 84 years old when he died
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as Harry's Pal in Billiard Hall |
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Frank Cellier
He was 61, 64 years old when he died
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as Sam Grundy |
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Maire O'Neill
was 60, 67 years old when died
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as Mrs. Dorbell |
Love on the Dole Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Richard Addinsell as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (72) years old when He died
|
Sound |
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Muir Mathieson as Music. He was 34 (63) years old when He died
|
Sound |
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Rollo Gamble as Writer. |
Writing |
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John Baxter as Director. He was 44 (78) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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John Baxter as Producer. He was 44 (78) years old when He died
|
Production |
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Walter Greenwood as Novel. He was 37 (70) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Walter Greenwood as Adaptation. He was 37 (70) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Ronald Gow as Theatre Play. He was 43 (95) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Barbara K. Emary as Writer. She was 32 (86) years old when She died
|
Writing |
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Roy Douglas as Music. He was 33 (now 116) years old
|
Sound |
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James Wilson as Director of Photography. He was 198 (55) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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Michael C. Chorlton as Editor. He was 27 (37) years old when He died
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Editing |
