Love in Waiting
Love in Waiting is a 1948 British comedy film directed by Douglas Peirce, and starring David Tomlinson.[1][2] It was made at Highbury Studios as a second feature for release by the Rank Organisation.[3]
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| Directed by | Douglas Peirce |
| Produced by | John Croydon Henry Passmore |
| Screenplay by | Martin Lane Arthur Reid |
| Based on | original idea by Monica Dickens |
| Starring | David Tomlinson Peggy Evans Elspet Gray |
| Music by | Temple Abady |
| Cinematography | Roy Fogwell |
| Edited by | Dennis Gurney |
Production company | Highbury Productions |
| Distributed by | GFD (UK) |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
In a busy restaurant during the food rationing period in the wake of Second World War, three waitresses fall in love with the manager (Tomlinson), the garbage man (who is the owner's grandson in disguise), and the downstairs neighbour - while trying to stay in the good books of the ruthless Miss Bell, who runs the catering staff and is selling restaurant food supplies to the Black Market.
Cast
- David Tomlinson as Robert Clitheroe
- Andrew Crawford as Dick Lambert
- Peggy Evans as Gloria 'Golly' Raine
- Elspet Gray as Brenda Lawrence
- Patsy Drake as Mary Corder
- George Merritt as James Hartley Pepperfield
- Eliot Makeham as Sam Baxter
- John Witty as Harry Pepperfield
- Linda Gray as Miss Bell
Critical reception
TV Guide called it an "uninteresting farce";[2] while the only positive The British 'B' Film was able to conclude, was that "at least the hour long Love in Waiting has brevity on its side."[4]
References
- "Love in Waiting (1948) - Douglas Pierce - Cast and Crew - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- "Love In Waiting". TVGuide.com.
- "Love in Waiting (1948)".
- Chibnall, Stephen; McFarlane, Brian (23 October 2009). The British 'B' Film. Macmillan International Higher Education. ISBN 9781844575749 – via Google Books.