Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (film)

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{{short description|1968 film}}
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{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
| image = "Mrs_Brown,_You've_Got_a_Lovely_Daughter"_(1968).jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Saul Swimmer]]
| producer = [[Allen Klein]]
| writer = [[Norman Thaddeus Vane|Thaddeus Vane]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Herman's Hermits]]|[[Stanley Holloway]]}}
| music = {{ubl|[[Mickie Most]]|[[Ron Goodwin]]|[[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]]}}
| cinematography = [[Jack Hildyard]]
| editing = Tristam Cones
| studio = Ivorygate Films
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| released = January 22, 1968 (US)
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}
'''''Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter''''' is a 1968 British [[Musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] starring [[Peter Noone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b0a1a5b|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804075649/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6b0a1a5b|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-08-04|title=Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968) - BFI|work=BFI}}</ref> The film showcases the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[rock band]], [[Herman's Hermits]], and is their second and final feature film, following ''[[Hold On! (film)|Hold On!]]'' in 1966. In ''Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter'' the group sings nine songs including the title track and the romantic hit song "[[There's a Kind of Hush]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/mrs-brown-youve-got-a-lovely-daughter-v33717|title=Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter (1968) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref>

It was shot at [[Shepperton Studios]] and on location around [[London]] and [[Manchester]], including [[King's Cross Station]], [[Covent Garden]], [[St Katharine Docks]] and the [[Golden Mile (Brentford)|Great West Road]]. The greyhound racing scenes were shot at the [[Catford Stadium]] and [[White City Stadium]]. The film's sets were designed by the [[art director]] [[George Provis]].

==Plot==
Herman Tulley inherits a prize greyhound called Mrs. Brown and aims to race the dog and win the derby in London. Herman and his group, The Hermits, play gigs to raise money for the race entry fees. After Mrs. Brown wins the preliminaries in Manchester, The Hermits travel to London for the big race. However, they must again raise money to enter their greyhound, so they make arrangements for more concerts and also take up temporary employment at G.G. Brown's fruit market. During this time, Herman falls for Judy, an aspiring young model who is the Browns' daughter, but Tulip has her sights set on Herman. Mrs. Brown wins the London race, but is later lost by Herman after he ties her to a baggage cart at a busy railway station. She eventually is found by a street entertainer and returned and gives birth to a "daughter." Judy does modeling in Rome. Herman winds up moving on with the hint of a possible relationship with Tulip.

==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Peter Noone]] as Herman Tulley
* [[Keith Hopwood]] as Keith
* [[Derek Leckenby]] as Derek
* [[Karl Green]] as Karl
* [[Barry Whitwam]] as Barry
* [[Stanley Holloway]] as G.G. Brown
* [[Mona Washbourne]] as Mrs. Brown
* [[Marjorie Rhodes]] as Grandma Gloria
* [[Lance Percival]] as Percy the Tramp
* [[Sheila White (actress)|Sheila White]] as Tulip
* Sarah Caldwell as Judy Brown
* [[Hugh Futcher]] as Swothard
* [[Drewe Henley]] as Clive
* [[Avis Bunnage]] as Tulip's Mother
* [[John Sharp (actor)|John Sharp]] as Oakshot
* [[Tom Kempinski]] as Hobart
* [[Nat Jackley]] as Pub singer
* [[Billy Milton]] as Landlord
* [[Dermot Kelly (actor)|Dermot Kelly]] as Con Man
* [[Joan Hickson]] as Landlady
* [[Lynda Baron]] as Miss Fisher
* [[Annette Crosbie]] as Maid
* [[Pamela Cundell]] as Woman on Embankment
* [[Jessie Robins]] as Woman in pub
}}

==Critical reception==
In ''[[DVD Talk]]'', Bill Gibron wrote "It's almost impossible to embrace this movie as well made and amusing. It is an entertaining antique, but that's about it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/50751/mrs-brown-youve-got-a-lovely-daughter/|title=Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter|work=DVD Talk}}</ref> In ''The Spinning Image'', Graeme Clark described the film as "something of an improvement on the Hermits' previous movie, ''[[Hold On! (film)|Hold On!]]''...The songs are better...what you're left with is an artefact that was not intended to last down the ages, but has anyway."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thespinningimage.co.uk/cultfilms/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=6415&aff=13|title=Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter Review (1968)|website=www.thespinningimage.co.uk}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0063325|Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter}}
* {{amg movie|33717}}
* {{tcmdb title|id=2811}}

[[Category:1968 films]]
[[Category:1968 musical comedy films]]
[[Category:British musical comedy films]]
[[Category:Jukebox musical films]]
[[Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ron Goodwin]]
[[Category:Films set in London]]
[[Category:Films shot in London]]
[[Category:Films set in Manchester]]
[[Category:1960s sports films]]
[[Category:British sports comedy films]]
[[Category:Films and television featuring Greyhound racing]]
[[Category:Films shot at Shepperton Studios]]
[[Category:Films shot in Greater Manchester]]
[[Category:Greyhound racing films]]
[[Category:1960s English-language films]]
[[Category:1960s British films]]

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