Gracie Fields Collection
This box set features the following films:
Love, Life and Laughter (Dir. Maurice Elvey) (1934): An impoverished author and a cabaret girl each have their dream of success, but are happy to wake to each other and reality.
Sing As We Go (Dir. Basil Dean) (1934): When the textile mill closes, putting her out of work, Gracie finds herself experiencing all of the amusements of Blackpool.
Sally In Our Alley (Dir. Maurice Elvey) (1931): A working class girl who waits on tables in a London coffee house sings to the customers to keep them entertained.
Looking on The Bright Side (Dir. Graham Cutts / Basil Dean) (1932): Manicurist Fields falls for songwriting hairdresser Dolman whose heart belongs to a gorgeous singer.
Queen of Hearts (Dir. Monty Banks) (1936): Gracie Perkins is a seamstress who is mistaken for a wealthy patroness of the arts!
Look Up And Laugh (Dir. Basil Dean) (1935): Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders when a department store chain threatens to takeover and demolish their business.
The Show Goes On (Dir. Basil Dean) (1937): The rise of British entertainer Graci Fields from humble mill girl to the most popular and highest paid performer in Great Britain during the Depression era is chronicled in this biographical drama.
| Starring |
Gracie Fields, John Loder, Ivor Barnard, Dorothy Hyson, Stanley Holloway, Frank Pettingell, Ian Hunter, Florence Desmond, Richard Dolman, Julian Rose, Wyn Richmond, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Fred Duprez, Alfred Drayton, Billy Nelson |
| Director |
Maurice Elvey, Basil Dean, Graham Cutts |
| Studio |
ELEVATION |
| Run time |
DVD: 7 hrs 48 mins |
| Certificate |
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| Genres |
Drama |
| Language |
DVD: English |
| Released |
To Rent: DVD: 11 Feb 2008 |
Gracie Fields Collection
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Gracie Fields Collection - Love, Life & Laughter / Sing As We Go
Love, Life and Laughter (Dir. Maurice Elvey) (1934): An impoverished author and a cabaret girl each have their...
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Gracie Fields Collection - Sally In Our Alley / Looking On The Bright Side
Sally In Our Alley (Dir. Maurice Elvey) (1931): A working class girl who waits on tables in a London coffee ho...
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Gracie Fields Collection - Queen Of Hearts / Look Up & Laugh
Queen of Hearts (Dir. Monty Banks) (1936): Gracie Perkins is a seamstress who is mistaken for a wealthy patron...
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Gracie Fields Collection - The Show Goes On
The Show Goes On (Dir. Basil Dean) (1937): The rise of British entertainer Graci Fields from humble mill girl ...
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Sing as we go is Gracie Fields's best film. If you don't take to it, you should not bother with the others. Directed by the theatre producer, Basil Dean...
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Love this woman,what a phenominal voice,i can relate as i worked in the cotton mills also,not only a great singer but a comedian with it,she can bring tears to ...
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I wish someone would put SHIPYARD SALLY on DVD and add it to the Gracie Fields collection. Watch the You Tube clip and you will see what I mean. The film is the...
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