Comedy ·Music · United Kingdom · 1935 · 1h 20m

Look Up and Laugh

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Director
Basil Dean
Cast
Gracie Fields as Gracie Pearson Alfred Drayton as Belfer Vivien Leigh as Marjorie Belfer Douglas Wakefield as Joe Chirk Billy Nelson as Alf Chirk Harry Tate as Turnpenny
Crew
Robert Martin — Director of Photography Jack Kitchin — Editor J. B. Priestley — Screenplay Basil Dean — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
market
Key Collaborators
Basil Dean Director Robert Martin Director of Photography Jack Kitchin Editor J. B. Priestley Screenplay Basil Dean Producer
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