Vote for Huggett

Vote for Huggett (1949)

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.

Date of release
1949-02-01
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Ken Annakin
Collection
Huggett Family Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Vote for Huggett is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Susan Shaw and Petula Clark. It was written by Mabel Constanduros, Denis Constanduros and Allan MacKinnon. In this, the third in the series of films about the Huggetts after Holiday Camp (1947) and Here Come the Huggetts (1948), Warner reprises his role as Joe Huggett, the head of a London family in the post-war years who decides to run as a candidate in the municipal election. It was followed by The Huggetts Abroad (1949).

Production

Ken Annakin was reluctant to make The Huggett films, wanting to work on more ambitious material, but did it as a favour to Sydney Box, head of Gainsborough. However, he enjoyed working with the cast.

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