Love on the Dole
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Released: Jun 28, 1941
Runtime: 1h 34m
Rating: ⭐ 5.5 / 10
Drama
Overview
Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally charged performance as Hardcastle, one of the cotton workers trying to make life better. Interlaced with humour that brings a ray of sunshine to the pervasive bleakness, this remains a powerful social study of life between the wars, and was a rare problem picture to come out of Britain at the time.
Top Billed Cast

Deborah Kerr
Sally

Clifford Evans
Larry

George Carney
Mr. Hardcastle

Mary Merrall
Mrs. Hardcastle
Geoffrey Hibbert
Harry

Joyce Howard
Helen

Frank Cellier
Sam Grundy

Martin Walker
Ned Narkey

Maire O'Neill
Mrs. Dorbell
Iris Vandeleur
Mrs. Nattle