Can You Hear Me, Mother?
1935 film
- 2 December 1935 (1935-12-02)
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Can You Hear Me, Mother? is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Sandy Powell, Mary Lawson and Raymond Huntley.[1] It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London.[2] It was produced by members of the Rowson family, who had previously controlled the Ideal Film Company. The film's title was popular catchphrase of the film's star Powell.
Synopsis
A Yorkshire mill worker quits his job and heads for London to try and make his fortune as a comedian on the music hall stage. However, on the train south he discovers an apparently abandoned baby which he has to look after.
Cast
- Sandy Powell as Sandy
- Mary Lawson as Mary Warner
- Paul Thomson as Mike Arnold
- Muriel Aked as Mother
- Elsie Irving as Mrs. Wilkinson
- Katie Kay as Lucy
- Norman Pierce as Joe
- Raymond Huntley as Dolan
- Hal Walters as Taxi Driver
- Henry Victor as Father
References
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Walker, Brent E. Mack Sennett’s Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland, 2013.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Can You Hear Me, Mother? at IMDb
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