Here Come the Huggetts (1948)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Ken Annakin

Writers:

Muriel Box (writer)
Sydney Box (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

The return of the Huggett family. After first meeting the family at the Holiday Camp, this is on the home front...

Plot Keywords:

Huggett Family | Beautiful Woman | Character Name In Title

Cast

Jack Warner	...	Joe Huggett
Kathleen Harrison	...	Ethel Huggett
Jane Hylton	...	Jane Huggett
Susan Shaw	...	Susan Huggett
Petula Clark	...	Pet Huggett
Jimmy Hanley	...	Jimmy Gardner
David Tomlinson	...	Harold Hinchley
Diana Dors	...	Diana Hopkins
Peter Hammond	...	Peter Hawtrey
John Blythe	...	Gowan
Amy Veness	...	Grandma Huggett
Clive Morton	...	Mr. Campbell
Maurice Denham	...	1st Engineer
Doris Hare	...	Mrs. Fisher
Esma Cannon	...	Youth Leader

Runtime:

UK:93 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Gainsborough Pictures

Movie Connections:

Follows Holiday Camp (1947)

Another nugget from the Huggetts

Another nice little entry in this short series (2/4), this one starts with the installation in the Huggetts' semi of that new-fangled contraption, the telephone. Then "little" cousin Di comes to stay for a while, bringing all manner of problems with her.

Various stories unfold concerning the family and friends, the plottiest threads being about Dad and his job as foreman at Campbell's and Jane's vacillating romances. But centre-stage for most of the time was young Diana Dors, well made use of here as decoration, but also showing she had some promising talents ... as a actress too. Mum felt sorry for her but Dad only wanted to give her a helping hand in the right place (or was that foot?). Pet got to sing Walking Backwards, in fact pity there wasn't some more as it was a decent choral arrangement too, whilst even the Royal Wedding got a humorous look-in.

Lovely harmless fluff and pleasant time-filling stuff.