Love on the Dole
6.6
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.
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Cast
33 people
Deborah Kerr
Sally
Known for
The Innocents
Black Narcissus
Clifford Evans
Larry
Known for
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Kiss of the Vampire
George Carney
Mr. Hardcastle
Known for
I Know Where I'm Going!
Brighton Rock
Mary Merrall
Mrs. Hardcastle
Known for
Dead of Night
They Made Me a Fugitive
Geoffrey Hibbert
Harry
Also in
The Common Touch
Oh, Brother!
Joyce Howard
Helen
Also in
They Met in the Dark
The Night Has Eyes
Charles Williams
Man in Billiard Hall with Full Packet of Cigarettes
Frank Cellier
Sam Grundy
Known for
The 39 Steps
Martin Walker
Ned Narkey
Also in
Sanders of the River
The Drum
Maire O'Neill
Mrs. Dorbell
Known for
Juno and the Paycock
Iris Vandeleur
Mrs. Nattle
Also in
Gert and Daisy's Weekend
Gert and Daisy Clean Up
Marie Ault
Mrs. Jike
Known for
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
John Baxter Director · Rollo Gamble Writer Barbara K. Emary Writer
United States release October 12, 1945 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production United Artists Pictures
Production
British National Films
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 28, 1941
Theatrical
United States · October 12, 1945
Theatrical
XC
July 18, 1947 · Theatrical
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