| Home Sweet Home | |
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| Directed by | John E. Blakeley |
| Written by | Story And Scenario: Roney Parsons Anthony Toner Comedy Scenes devised & arranged by: Arthur Mertz |
| Produced by | John E. Blakeley |
| Starring | Frank Randle |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | V. Sagovsky |
| Music by | Percival Mackey |
Production companies | Mancunian Films &Butcher's Film Service (co-production) |
| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service (U.K.) |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Home Sweet Home is a 1945 Britishmusicalcomedy film directed byJohn E. Blakeley and starringFrank Randle,Nicolette Roeg (sister of directorNicolas Roeg) and Tony Pendrell.[1][2] It was written by Roney Parsons and Anthony Toner. Set in the fictitious town of Redvale, the film is largely a vehicle for slapstick routines by Randle.
Spirited orphan Jacqueline Chantry is the chauffeuse to wealthy colonel Wright and his family. Son Eric Wright and Jacqueline fall in love and plan to marry, but the class conscious colonel's wife refuses to give her blessing. Saddened, Jacqueline packs her bags and leaves; eventually becoming a nightclub singer. Eric chases after her, but she's already found Frank, a likeable chap who discovers that Jacqueline is in reality a wealthy heiress.
Kine Weekly called the film "a strong combination of robust box-office comedy with powerful radio and variety appeal.[3]
TheMonthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Frank Randle wends his way through an impossible plot with his familiar brand of slap-stick comedy and usually manages to leave a trail of laughs behind him, particularly at the beginning, when he confuses the birth of Quads to his wife with the four puppies his son brings home."[4]
Picture Show wrote: "Jovial knockabout comedy ... Boisterous fun, with first-rate musical "interludes by Rawicz and Landauer, who appear at a factory concert, and good work from the supporting cast."[5]
InBritish Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Unsophisticated farce-musical, sometimes quite funny."[6]
Sky Movies gave it two out of five stars, concluding the film was "Only mild entertainment even when it was made and rather dated now".[2]
The reviewer forTV Guide wrote: "It passes the time, but it's not especially memorable."[7]