Class warfare meets wartime grief in 1930 — and nobody's wearing gloves.
The daughter of a Cockney drunkard marries a young aristocrat who is presumed killed in action in WWI. When she gets the news she goes to stay with her aristocratic in-laws.
Acting
Hermione Baddeley steals every frame as vulgar, unforgettable Polly.
Production
Rare surviving early British talkie with genuine location texture.
Director
Campbell Gullan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from a 1927 play by Clements and Le Breton, itself based on W.S. Gilbert's 1877 play 'The Wheels of Truth'.
Made during the brief 'quota quickie' era, when British studios rushed productions to meet screen time laws — yet this one has surprising craft.
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