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Look Up and Laugh: Directed by Basil Dean. With Gracie Fields, Vivien Leigh, Douglas Wakefield, Alfred Drayton. Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain.
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- Comedy, Musical
- Basil Dean
- 1935-10-07
Release date. June 1935. ( 1935-06) Running time. 80 minutes. Language. English. Look Up and Laugh is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Basil Dean and starring Gracie Fields, Alfred Drayton and Douglas Wakefield. [1] The film is notable for featuring an appearance by Vivien Leigh in an early supporting role.
Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. She invokes the Market's foundation by Royal Charter just before an inadvertent gas leak provides an explosive climax.
- Basil Dean
- Gracie Fields
Look Up and Laugh (1935) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Look Up and Laugh is a charming comedy about protest: small traders standing up to bullies and forging solidarity in the depression years – boosted by inventive staging and a strong sense of what it means to be choral, to join voices together as one. Look up and laugh, be happy, bright and gay. Imagine the sun is shining every day.
- Basil Dean
- Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)
Drayton gets an order for the merchants to leave despite a royal warrant from Edward III, but Gracie has them bolt the doors and conduct a sit-down strike. It's a pleasant vehicle for Miss Fields, pure and simple, with flag waving, an autogyro and five songs for Our Gracie to sing. Surprisingly, the script is credited to J.B. Priestley.
Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. She invokes the Market's foundation by Royal Charter just before an inadvertent gas leak provides an explosive climax. Basil Dean. Director. J.B. Priestley. Screenplay.
