The daughter of a mill-owner is sent undercover to the mill of a rival, where she gets mixed up in romantic antics.
Mary Lawson
Joan Todcastle
Stanley Holloway
Sam Owen
Will Fyffe
Bill Todcastle
Helen Haye
Margaret Owen
Jimmy Hanley
Jack Owen
Marcelle Rogez
Zita De La Rue
C. Denier Warren
Joseph Cotter (as Denier Warren)
D.J. Williams
Thompson
Syd Courtenay
The Mayor
Syd Crossley
Shearman
Elsie Wagstaff
Emily
Gibson Gowland
Gaoler
Mike Johnson
Hawkins
Sam Wilkinson
Entwistle
Doris Bowers
Cotton Queen
Director
Bernard Vorhaus
Director
Joe Rock
Story
Syd Courtenay
Writer
Scott Pembroke
June 20, 2022
5
Well if you ever wondered about the source of the song "On Ilkley Moor Bar Tat" then you will find the answer in this little retrospective on life in the Lancashire mill towns in the 1930s. The storyline is completely incidental; it's a comic-drama that demonstrates the friendly rivalries and sense of community that existed pre-WWII in England. Stanley Holloway, Will Fyffe and Helen Haye keep it all on the rails. Watch out for a very young Jimmy Hanley; and some great images in/around the mass employment manufacturing industry that made this part of the UK world famous.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00