Comedy

Vote for Huggett

A firm of solicitors do battle with the head of the local council over a parcel of river front land, owned by the Huggett family, in order to build a lido/community center.

Release Date : 1949-02-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Gainsborough Pictures

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Joe Huggett

Original Name : Jack Warner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ethel Huggett

Original Name : Kathleen Harrison

Gender : Female

Character Name : Susan Huggett

Original Name : Susan Shaw

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pet Huggett

Original Name : Petula Clark

Gender : Female

Character Name : Harold Hinchley

Original Name : David Tomlinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diana Gowan

Original Name : Diana Dors

Gender : Female

Character Name : Peter Hawtrey

Original Name : Peter Hammond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grandma

Original Name : Amy Veness

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maurice Lever

Original Name : Hubert Gregg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gowan

Original Name : John Blythe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dudley

Original Name : Anthony Newley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Hall

Original Name : Charles Victor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Mildred Hall

Original Name : Adrianne Allen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Bentley

Original Name : Frederick Piper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Lady

Original Name : Empsie Bowman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Lady

Original Name : Isa Bowman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Lady

Original Name : Nellie Bowman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Christie

Original Name : Eliot Makeham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Campbell

Original Name : Clive Morton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Wilson

Original Name : Norman Shelley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant Pike

Original Name : Lyn Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fishmonger

Original Name : Hal Osmond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Lever

Original Name : Elizabeth Hunt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Ferdy Mayne

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Esma Cannon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Chairman of the First Meeting (uncredited)

Original Name : Howard Douglas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Newspaperman (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Hambling

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heckler (uncredited)

Original Name : Dennis Harkin

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-09

Fortunately, the producers realised that the whole "Huggett" concept had run it's course, and so before they got just a bit too silly, retired the family with this rather fun poke at the British local government system. This time, it's "Ma" (Kathleen Harrison) who finds that a plot of land she, and cousin "Diana" (Diana Dors) inherited by the riverside is required by the council to build a leisure centre. Reluctant to sell, she soon discovers that the proponent of this plan is none-other than her husband (Jack Warner) who made the proposal blissfully unaware that his own family owned the land... When he decides to stand for office to facilitate the development, there are allegations of profiteering being bandied about and he has to think on his feet. It's light-hearted fun, this film - it swipes at the inefficiencies and red tape that always seems to manage to thwart even the most consensually popular of projects, and with a fittingly concluding number from daughter "Pet" (Petula Clark) the series signs off as it ran - amusingly, amiably and with most of it's self respect still intact.