Rent Love on the Dole (1941)

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1h 39min
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Synopsis:
Set in 1930s Salford during the Great Depression, 'Love on the Dole' follows Harry Hardcastle (Geoffrey Hibbert) and Sally (Deborah Kerr), two young siblings who fall prey to poverty and mass unemployment, and must make terrible sacrifices in order to survive. Although its stark portrayal of social deprivation led the British Board of Film Censors to initially ban the film as a 'very sordid story in very sordid surroundings', Love on the Dole retains an optimistic spirit, reinforcing the ideal that Britain's working classes could overcome any hardship.
Through its impassioned performances, it shows faith in the values of liberal democracy which Britain upheld throughout the war, and looks forward to a better future.
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Directors:
Producers:
John Baxter
Writers:
Walter Greenwood, Ronald Gow, Barbara K. Emary, Rollo Gamble
Studio:
BFI Video
Genres:
Classics, Drama
Collections:
Fictional British Prime Ministers On Screen, Getting to Know: Sidney James, Topping the Music Hall Bill
BBFC:
Release Date:
18/01/2016
Run Time:
99 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W
Bonus:
  • Island People (Paul Rotha, 1940,11 mins): film surveying aspects of the British way of life
  • A Call for Arms! (Brian Desmond Hurst, 1940,8 mins): Government-sponsored film about life at a munitions factory
  • Our Film (Harold French, 1942,14 mins): enthralling propaganda film contrasting the Russian and British home front
BBFC:
Release Date:
18/01/2016
Run Time:
99 minutes
Languages:
English LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English Hard of Hearing
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Island People (Paul Rotha, 1940,11 mins): film surveying aspects of the British way of life
  • A Call for Arms! (Brian Desmond Hurst, 1940,8 mins): Government-sponsored film about life at a munitions factory
  • Our Film (Harold French, 1942,14 mins): enthralling propaganda film contrasting the Russian and British home front

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