Look Up and Laugh
| Look Up and Laugh | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Basil Dean |
| Written by | J.B. Priestley Gordon Wellesley |
| Produced by | Basil Dean |
| Starring | Gracie Fields Alfred Drayton Douglas Wakefield Vivien Leigh |
| Distributed by | Studio Canal |
Running time | 74 min. |
| Language | English |
Look Up and Laugh (1935) is a comedy, starring Gracie Fields, Alfred Drayton, Douglas Wakefield and Vivien Leigh.
Plot Summary
Gracie Pearson (Fields) is a singer/comedienne who is determined to save her local market from being demolished in order to make way for a department store.
As time runs out Gracie rallies the stall keepers together through a series of ever more hilarious schemes in their attempts to save their livelihoods.
Cast
- Gracie Fields ... Gracie Pearson
- Alfred Drayton ... Belfer
- Douglas Wakefield ... Joe Chirk
- Billy Nelson ... Alf Chirk
- Harry Tate ... Turnpenny
- Huntley Wright ... Ketley
- Vivien Leigh ... Marjorie Belfer
- Kenneth More ... Bit Part (Uncredited)
DVD Release
This film is currently available as part of the Gracie Fields collector's edition which in addition to this film includes the films Sally in our Alley (1931), Looking on the Bright Side (1932), Love, Life and Laughter (1934), Sing As We Go (1934), Queen of Hearts and The Show Goes On (1937), these are on 4 discs. Two films each on three of the discs with the other film on disc four.