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Love's a Luxury(1952)
Status: Released
Date: 1952-10-01
62%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 29m
Overview:
A theatre producer and actor try in vain to have a quiet week in a country cottage. But their efforts turn into comic disaster as a variety of wives, girlfriends and scoutmasters arrive uninvited.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Film Studios Manchester
Movie: Love's a Luxury
Top 8 Billed Cast
Hugh Wakefield
Charles Pentwick
Derek Bond
Robert Bentley
Michael Medwin
Dick Pentwick
Helen Shingler
Mrs. Pentwick
Zena Marshall
Fritzi Villiers
Bill Shine
Clarence Mole
Patricia Raine
Molly Harris
Grace Arnold
Mrs. Harris
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A theatre producer and actor try in vain to have a quiet week in a country cottage. But their efforts turn into comic disaster as a variety of wives, girlfriends and scoutmasters arrive uninvited.
Release Date
1952-10-01
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