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Overview. 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.
Look Up and Laugh is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Basil Dean and starring Gracie Fields, Alfred Drayton and Douglas Wakefield. The film is notable for featuring an appearance by Vivien Leigh in an early supporting role.
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
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.
- Basil Dean
- Associated Talking Pictures (ATP)
Alfred Drayton wants Flamborough Market torn down so he can put up a department store. Gracie Fields shows up and bucks up the stall owners. Drayton's daughter, Vivien Leigh. is so inspired she tells daddy he can keep his allowance, she'll get a job in the market.
Look Up and Laugh. ( 1935 ) « Your Favourite Better Than Ever! Full of Grand Comedy and Delightful Singing. (Print Ad-Teesdale Mercury, ( (Barnard Castle, Durham)) 4 November 1936)» Musical. Comedy. Black and White.
Look Up and Laugh is a film directed by Basil Dean with Gracie Fields, Alfred Drayton, Douglas Wakefield, Billy Nelson .... Year: 1935. Original title: Look Up and Laugh. Synopsis: Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain.
