Hindle Wakes (1952)
During a holiday to the beach Jenny meets Alan and agrees to spend the week with him. Wanting to keep this a secret from her parents Jenny gets help from her friend Mary to pretend her whereabouts but disaster strikes during a boating accident. It is soon discovered Jenny was not with Mary. When the parents find out the truth they pressure the couple to get married, but Jenny thinks otherwise.
- Date of release
- 1952-11-10
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Arthur Crabtree
Casting
- Leslie Dwyer — Chris Hawthorn
- Lisa Daniely — Jenny Hawthorn
- Brian Worth — Alan Jeffcote
- Sandra Dorne — Mary Hollins
- Bill Travers — Bob Slater
- Joan Hickson — Mrs Hawthorn
- Ronald Adam — Mr. Nat Jeffcote
- Michael Medwin — George Ackroyd
- Mary Clare — Mrs. Martha Jeffcote
- Beatrice Varley — Mrs. Hollins
- Tim Turner — Tommy Dykes
- Diana Hope — Betty Farrer
Interesting facts
Hindle Wakes is a 1952 British drama film, directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Lisa Daniely, Brian Worth, Leslie Dwyer and Sandra Dorne. It was the fourth screen adaptation of the 1912 play by Stanley Houghton, dealing with a young woman engaging in a holiday sexual flirtation, regardless of the disapproval of her parents or wider society.
Production
The film was produced and distributed by the independent Monarch Film Corporation. It was made at the Merton Park Studios in London with sets designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei. Location shooting took place in Blackpool and Llandudno.
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