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	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
	\| director = [[Ken Annakin]]		\| director = [[Ken Annakin]]
	\| writer = [[Peter Rogers]]<br />[[w:Muriel Box\|Muriel Box]]<br>[[w:Sydney Box\|Sydney Box]]<br>'''addit. dialogue'''<br>[[w:Mabel Constanduros\|Mabel Constanduros]]<br>Denis Constanduros<br>[[w:Ted Willis\|Ted Willis]]		\| writer = [[Peter Rogers]]<br />[[Muriel Box\|Muriel Box]]<br>[[Sydney Box\|Sydney Box]]<br>'''addit. dialogue'''<br>[[Mabel Constanduros\|Mabel Constanduros]]<br>Denis Constanduros<br>[[Ted Willis\|Ted Willis]]
	\| story = [[w:Godfrey Winn\|Godfrey Winn]]		\| story = [[Godfrey Winn\|Godfrey Winn]]
	\| producer = Sydney Box		\| producer = Sydney Box
	\| starring = [[w:Flora Robson\|Flora Robson]]<br />[[w:Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]]<br />[[Dennis Price]]<br />[[w:Hazel Court\|Hazel Court]]		\| starring = [[Flora Robson\|Flora Robson]]<br />[[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]]<br />[[Dennis Price]]<br />[[Hazel Court\|Hazel Court]]
	\| cinematography = [[w:Jack E. Cox\|Jack Cox]]		\| cinematography = [[Jack E. Cox\|Jack Cox]]
	\| editing = [[w:Alfred Roome\|Alfred Roome]]		\| editing = [[Alfred Roome\|Alfred Roome]]
	\| music = Bob Busby		\| music = Bob Busby
	\| studio = [[w:Gainsborough Pictures\|Gainsborough Pictures]]		\| studio = [[Gainsborough Pictures\|Gainsborough Pictures]]
	\| distributor = [[w:General Film Distributors\|General Film Distributors]]		\| distributor = [[General Film Distributors\|General Film Distributors]]
	\| released = 5 August 1947		\| released = 5 August 1947
	\| runtime = 97 minutes		\| runtime = 97 minutes
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	'''''Holiday Camp''''' is a 1947 British [[w:comedy film\|comedy]] [[w:drama film\|drama film]] directed by [[Ken Annakin]], starring [[w:Flora Robson\|Flora Robson]], [[w:Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]], [[Dennis Price]], and [[w:Hazel Court\|Hazel Court]], and also features [[Kathleen Harrison]] and [[Jimmy Hanley]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ac7887a\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712001016/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ac7887a\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-12\|title=Holiday Camp (1947)\|work=BFI}}</ref> It is set at one of the then-popular [[w:holiday camp\|holiday camp]]s. It resonated with post-war audiences and was very successful. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family, who went on to star in [[The Huggetts (film series)\|"The Huggetts" film series]].		'''''Holiday Camp''''' is a 1947 British [[comedy film\|comedy]] [[drama film\|drama film]] directed by [[Ken Annakin]], starring [[Flora Robson\|Flora Robson]], [[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]], [[Dennis Price]], and [[Hazel Court\|Hazel Court]], and also features [[Kathleen Harrison]] and [[Jimmy Hanley]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ac7887a\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712001016/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ac7887a\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-12\|title=Holiday Camp (1947)\|work=BFI}}</ref> It is set at one of the then-popular [[holiday camp\|holiday camp]]s. It resonated with post-war audiences and was very successful. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family, who went on to star in [[The Huggetts (film series)\|"The Huggetts" film series]].

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	The film documents, immediately after WWII, a working class London family's first visit to a summer [[w:holiday camp\|holiday camp]]. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family, who went on to star in [[The Huggetts (film series)\|"The Huggetts" film series]]. The film is a kaleidoscope of events involving the Huggetts and others, including a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend, a sailor whose girlfriend has jilted him, a girl looking for a husband, a spinster, a pair of dishonest [[w:card sharps\|card sharps]], and a murderer on the run.<ref>[http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Holiday-Camp_1947/ Holiday Camp] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232516/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Holiday-Camp_1947/ \|date=1 February 2014 }}, BritMovie.co.uk</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040443/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Holiday Camp], IMDb</ref> It captures the round of organised leisure activities at the crowded camp and the ever present camp announcements.		The film documents, immediately after WWII, a working class London family's first visit to a summer [[holiday camp\|holiday camp]]. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family, who went on to star in [[The Huggetts (film series)\|"The Huggetts" film series]]. The film is a kaleidoscope of events involving the Huggetts and others, including a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend, a sailor whose girlfriend has jilted him, a girl looking for a husband, a spinster, a pair of dishonest [[card sharps\|card sharps]], and a murderer on the run.<ref>[http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Holiday-Camp_1947/ Holiday Camp] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232516/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Holiday-Camp_1947/ \|date=1 February 2014 }}, BritMovie.co.uk</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040443/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Holiday Camp], IMDb</ref> It captures the round of organised leisure activities at the crowded camp and the ever present camp announcements.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	*[[w:Flora Robson\|Flora Robson]] as Esther Harman		*[[Flora Robson\|Flora Robson]] as Esther Harman
	*[[Dennis Price]] as Binky Hardwick		*[[Dennis Price]] as Binky Hardwick
	*[[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] as Joe Huggett		*[[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] as Joe Huggett
	*[[w:Hazel Court\|Hazel Court]] as Joan Martin (née Huggett)		*[[Hazel Court\|Hazel Court]] as Joan Martin (née Huggett)
	*[[w:Emrys Jones (actor)\|Emrys Jones]] as Michael Halliday		*[[Emrys Jones (actor)\|Emrys Jones]] as Michael Halliday
	*[[Kathleen Harrison]] as Ethel Huggett		*[[Kathleen Harrison]] as Ethel Huggett
	*[[w:Yvonne Owen\|Yvonne Owen]] as Angela Kirby		*[[Yvonne Owen\|Yvonne Owen]] as Angela Kirby
	*[[w:Esmond Knight\|Esmond Knight]] as Camp Announcer		*[[Esmond Knight\|Esmond Knight]] as Camp Announcer
	*[[Jimmy Hanley]] as Jimmy Gardner		*[[Jimmy Hanley]] as Jimmy Gardner
	*[[w:Peter Hammond (actor)\|Peter Hammond]] as Harry Huggett		*[[Peter Hammond (actor)\|Peter Hammond]] as Harry Huggett
	*[[Esma Cannon]] as Elsie Dawson		*[[Esma Cannon]] as Elsie Dawson
	*[[w:John Blythe (actor)\|John Blythe]] as Steve		*[[John Blythe (actor)\|John Blythe]] as Steve
	*Jeannette Tregarthen as Valerie Thompson		*Jeannette Tregarthen as Valerie Thompson
	*[[w:Beatrice Varley\|Beatrice Varley]] as Valerie's Aunt		*[[Beatrice Varley\|Beatrice Varley]] as Valerie's Aunt
	*[[w:Susan Shaw\|Susan Shaw]] as Patsy Crawford		*[[Susan Shaw\|Susan Shaw]] as Patsy Crawford
	*Pamela Bramah as Beauty Queen		*Pamela Bramah as Beauty Queen
	*[[Alfie Bass]] as a redcoat		*[[Alfie Bass]] as a redcoat
	*[[w:M. E. Clifton James\|M. E. Clifton James]] as himself (Monty's Double)		*[[M. E. Clifton James\|M. E. Clifton James]] as himself (Monty's Double)
	*[[w:Patricia Roc\|Patricia Roc]], Cheerful [[Charlie Chester]], and Gerry Wilmot as themselves and a young [[Diana Dors]] dances the [[w:Jitterbug\|Jitterbug]].		*[[Patricia Roc\|Patricia Roc]], Cheerful [[Charlie Chester]], and Gerry Wilmot as themselves and a young [[Diana Dors]] dances the [[Jitterbug\|Jitterbug]].

	==Development==		==Development==
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	*[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ac7887a ''Holiday Camp''] at British Film Institute		*[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ac7887a ''Holiday Camp''] at British Film Institute
	*[https://archive.org/stream/variety167-1947-08#page/n62/mode/1up Review of film] at ''Variety''		*[https://archive.org/stream/variety167-1947-08#page/n62/mode/1up Review of film] at ''Variety''

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	\| director = [[Ken Annakin]]		\| director = [[Ken Annakin]]
	\| writer = [[Peter Rogers]]<br />[[Muriel Box]]<br>[[Sydney Box]]<br>'''addit. dialogue'''<br>[[Mabel Constanduros]]<br>Denis Constanduros<br>[[Ted Willis]]		\| writer = [[Peter Rogers]]<br />[[w:Muriel Box\|Muriel Box]]<br>[[w:Sydney Box\|Sydney Box]]<br>'''addit. dialogue'''<br>[[w:Mabel Constanduros\|Mabel Constanduros]]<br>Denis Constanduros<br>[[w:Ted Willis\|Ted Willis]]
	\| story = [[Godfrey Winn]]		\| story = [[w:Godfrey Winn\|Godfrey Winn]]
	\| producer = Sydney Box		\| producer = Sydney Box
	\| starring = [[Flora Robson]]<br />[[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]]<br />[[Dennis Price]]<br />[[Hazel Court]]		\| starring = [[w:Flora Robson\|Flora Robson]]<br />[[w:Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]]<br />[[Dennis Price]]<br />[[w:Hazel Court\|Hazel Court]]
	\| cinematography = [[Jack E. Cox\|Jack Cox]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Jack E. Cox\|Jack Cox]]
	\| editing = [[Alfred Roome]]		\| editing = [[w:Alfred Roome\|Alfred Roome]]
	\| music = Bob Busby		\| music = Bob Busby
	\| studio = [[Gainsborough Pictures]]		\| studio = [[w:Gainsborough Pictures\|Gainsborough Pictures]]
	\| distributor = [[General Film Distributors]]		\| distributor = [[w:General Film Distributors\|General Film Distributors]]
	\| released = 5 August 1947		\| released = 5 August 1947
	\| runtime = 97 minutes		\| runtime = 97 minutes
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	'''''Holiday Camp''''' is a 1947 British [[comedy film\|comedy]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Ken Annakin]], starring [[Flora Robson]], [[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]], [[Dennis Price]], and [[Hazel Court]], and also features [[Kathleen Harrison]] and [[Jimmy Hanley]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ac7887a\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712001016/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ac7887a\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-12\|title=Holiday Camp (1947)\|work=BFI}}</ref> It is set at one of the then-popular [[holiday camp]]s. It resonated with post-war audiences and was very successful. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family, who went on to star in [[The Huggetts (film series)\|"The Huggetts" film series]].		'''''Holiday Camp''''' is a 1947 British [[w:comedy film\|comedy]] [[w:drama film\|drama film]] directed by [[Ken Annakin]], starring [[w:Flora Robson\|Flora Robson]], [[w:Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]], [[Dennis Price]], and [[w:Hazel Court\|Hazel Court]], and also features [[Kathleen Harrison]] and [[Jimmy Hanley]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ac7887a\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712001016/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ac7887a\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-07-12\|title=Holiday Camp (1947)\|work=BFI}}</ref> It is set at one of the then-popular [[w:holiday camp\|holiday camp]]s. It resonated with post-war audiences and was very successful. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family, who went on to star in [[The Huggetts (film series)\|"The Huggetts" film series]].

	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	The film documents, immediately after WWII, a working class London family's first visit to a summer [[holiday camp]]. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family, who went on to star in [[The Huggetts (film series)\|"The Huggetts" film series]]. The film is a kaleidoscope of events involving the Huggetts and others, including a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend, a sailor whose girlfriend has jilted him, a girl looking for a husband, a spinster, a pair of dishonest [[card sharps]], and a murderer on the run.<ref>[http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Holiday-Camp_1947/ Holiday Camp] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232516/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Holiday-Camp_1947/ \|date=1 February 2014 }}, BritMovie.co.uk</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040443/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Holiday Camp], IMDb</ref> It captures the round of organised leisure activities at the crowded camp and the ever present camp announcements.		The film documents, immediately after WWII, a working class London family's first visit to a summer [[w:holiday camp\|holiday camp]]. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family, who went on to star in [[The Huggetts (film series)\|"The Huggetts" film series]]. The film is a kaleidoscope of events involving the Huggetts and others, including a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend, a sailor whose girlfriend has jilted him, a girl looking for a husband, a spinster, a pair of dishonest [[w:card sharps\|card sharps]], and a murderer on the run.<ref>[http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Holiday-Camp_1947/ Holiday Camp] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232516/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Holiday-Camp_1947/ \|date=1 February 2014 }}, BritMovie.co.uk</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040443/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Holiday Camp], IMDb</ref> It captures the round of organised leisure activities at the crowded camp and the ever present camp announcements.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	*[[Flora Robson]] as Esther Harman		*[[w:Flora Robson\|Flora Robson]] as Esther Harman
	*[[Dennis Price]] as Binky Hardwick		*[[Dennis Price]] as Binky Hardwick
	*[[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] as Joe Huggett		*[[Jack Warner (actor)\|Jack Warner]] as Joe Huggett
	*[[Hazel Court]] as Joan Martin (née Huggett)		*[[w:Hazel Court\|Hazel Court]] as Joan Martin (née Huggett)
	*[[Emrys Jones (actor)\|Emrys Jones]] as Michael Halliday		*[[w:Emrys Jones (actor)\|Emrys Jones]] as Michael Halliday
	*[[Kathleen Harrison]] as Ethel Huggett		*[[Kathleen Harrison]] as Ethel Huggett
	*[[Yvonne Owen]] as Angela Kirby		*[[w:Yvonne Owen\|Yvonne Owen]] as Angela Kirby
	*[[Esmond Knight]] as Camp Announcer		*[[w:Esmond Knight\|Esmond Knight]] as Camp Announcer
	*[[Jimmy Hanley]] as Jimmy Gardner		*[[Jimmy Hanley]] as Jimmy Gardner
	*[[Peter Hammond (actor)\|Peter Hammond]] as Harry Huggett		*[[w:Peter Hammond (actor)\|Peter Hammond]] as Harry Huggett
	*[[Esma Cannon]] as Elsie Dawson		*[[Esma Cannon]] as Elsie Dawson
	*[[John Blythe (actor)\|John Blythe]] as Steve		*[[w:John Blythe (actor)\|John Blythe]] as Steve
	*Jeannette Tregarthen as Valerie Thompson		*Jeannette Tregarthen as Valerie Thompson
	*[[Beatrice Varley]] as Valerie's Aunt		*[[w:Beatrice Varley\|Beatrice Varley]] as Valerie's Aunt
	*[[Susan Shaw]] as Patsy Crawford		*[[w:Susan Shaw\|Susan Shaw]] as Patsy Crawford
	*Pamela Bramah as Beauty Queen		*Pamela Bramah as Beauty Queen
	*[[Alfie Bass]] as a redcoat		*[[Alfie Bass]] as a redcoat
	*[[M. E. Clifton James]] as himself (Monty's Double)		*[[w:M. E. Clifton James\|M. E. Clifton James]] as himself (Monty's Double)
	*[[Patricia Roc]], Cheerful [[Charlie Chester]], and Gerry Wilmot as themselves and a young [[Diana Dors]] dances the [[Jitterbug]].		*[[w:Patricia Roc\|Patricia Roc]], Cheerful [[Charlie Chester]], and Gerry Wilmot as themselves and a young [[Diana Dors]] dances the [[w:Jitterbug\|Jitterbug]].

	==Development==		==Development==

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{{Infobox film
| name = Holiday Camp
| image = "Holiday_Camp"_(1947).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Ken Annakin]]
| writer = [[Peter Rogers]] [[Muriel Box]] [[Sydney Box]] '''addit. dialogue''' [[Mabel Constanduros]] Denis Constanduros [[Ted Willis]]
| story = [[Godfrey Winn]]
| producer = Sydney Box
| starring = [[Flora Robson]] [[Jack Warner (actor)|Jack Warner]] [[Dennis Price]] [[Hazel Court]]
| cinematography = [[Jack E. Cox|Jack Cox]]
| editing = [[Alfred Roome]]
| music = Bob Busby
| studio = [[Gainsborough Pictures]]
| distributor = [[General Film Distributors]]
| released = 5 August 1947
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget = £150,400<ref name="box">[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=sY1LGFNtCOEC&pg=PA232&lpg=PA232&dq=sydney+box+film+producer&source=bl&ots=F02E_WOkLo&sig=bTwtFh0NIsHllgPcTGLkovJObNU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjmkt78sr_MAhXltIMKHcEYCX0Q6AEILjAD#v=onepage&q=sydney%20box%20film%20producer&f=false Andrew Spicer, ''Sydney Box'' Manchester Uni Press 2006 p 210]</ref>
| gross = £184,300<ref name="box"/>
}}
'''''Holiday Camp''''' is a 1947 British [[comedy film|comedy]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Ken Annakin]], starring [[Flora Robson]], [[Jack Warner (actor)|Jack Warner]], [[Dennis Price]], and [[Hazel Court]], and also features [[Kathleen Harrison]] and [[Jimmy Hanley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ac7887a|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712001016/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6ac7887a|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-12|title=Holiday Camp (1947)|work=BFI}}</ref> It is set at one of the then-popular [[holiday camp]]s. It resonated with post-war audiences and was very successful. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family, who went on to star in [[The Huggetts (film series)|"The Huggetts" film series]].

==Synopsis==
The film documents, immediately after WWII, a working class London family's first visit to a summer [[holiday camp]]. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family, who went on to star in [[The Huggetts (film series)|"The Huggetts" film series]]. The film is a kaleidoscope of events involving the Huggetts and others, including a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend, a sailor whose girlfriend has jilted him, a girl looking for a husband, a spinster, a pair of dishonest [[card sharps]], and a murderer on the run.<ref>[http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Holiday-Camp_1947/ Holiday Camp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232516/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Holiday-Camp_1947/ |date=1 February 2014 }}, BritMovie.co.uk</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040443/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Holiday Camp], IMDb</ref> It captures the round of organised leisure activities at the crowded camp and the ever present camp announcements.

==Cast==
*[[Flora Robson]] as Esther Harman
*[[Dennis Price]] as Binky Hardwick
*[[Jack Warner (actor)|Jack Warner]] as Joe Huggett
*[[Hazel Court]] as Joan Martin (née Huggett)
*[[Emrys Jones (actor)|Emrys Jones]] as Michael Halliday
*[[Kathleen Harrison]] as Ethel Huggett
*[[Yvonne Owen]] as Angela Kirby
*[[Esmond Knight]] as Camp Announcer
*[[Jimmy Hanley]] as Jimmy Gardner
*[[Peter Hammond (actor)|Peter Hammond]] as Harry Huggett
*[[Esma Cannon]] as Elsie Dawson
*[[John Blythe (actor)|John Blythe]] as Steve
*Jeannette Tregarthen as Valerie Thompson
*[[Beatrice Varley]] as Valerie's Aunt
*[[Susan Shaw]] as Patsy Crawford
*Pamela Bramah as Beauty Queen
*[[Alfie Bass]] as a redcoat
*[[M. E. Clifton James]] as himself (Monty's Double)
*[[Patricia Roc]], Cheerful [[Charlie Chester]], and Gerry Wilmot as themselves and a young [[Diana Dors]] dances the [[Jitterbug]].

==Development==
The film was directed by Ken Annakin, who had made a number of documentaries for producer [[Sydney Box]]. When Box took over [[Gainsborough Pictures]] he hired Annakin to make ''Holiday Camp''. It was part of Box's initial slate of pictures for the company, others including ''[[Jassy (film)|Jassy]]'' and ''[[Good Time Girl]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26363853 |title=PEOPLE AND PICTURES ON THE SET |newspaper=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |volume=CLXIV |issue=23,671 |location=Tasmania |date=19 October 1946 |access-date=16 April 2016 |page=3 (The Mercury Magazine) |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The original story was by magazine writer Godfrey Winn. He went to a Butlin's holiday camp at [[Filey]] with Annakin to research. Annakin remembers Winn "put together a very good story" but Sydney and Muriel Box "decided we should add extra elements".<ref name="McFarlane p 25">McFarlane p 25</ref> He says [[Muriel Box]] worked on the Dennis Price character, inspired by the [[Heath Murders]], then they held a round table conference with [[Ted Willis]], [[Peter Rogers]] and [[Mabel Constanduros]]. "Godfrey wasn't terribly happy about it because he thought he was going to have a single screen credit", says Annakin.<ref>McFarlance p 25</ref>

Peter Rogers had worked as Muriel Box's assistant. He says he wrote "the screenplay and most of the stories... but Mabel Constanduros and one or two other people had little ideas. Sydney [Box] was always on the side of writers and always gave writers credit, even if they just had two lines in the script."<ref name="McFarlane p 493">McFarlane p 493</ref> Rogers claims it was his idea to introduce the Dennis Price character and "the only bit that Mabel Constanduros contributed was the scene between Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison on the cliffs."<ref name="McFarlane p 493"/>

==Production==
Camp exteriors were shot at [[Butlin's Filey|Butlin's, Filey]]. The opening scenes of a train arriving at a seaside cliff-top station and of the passengers boarding buses outside the station were filmed at [[Sandsend railway station]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Holiday Camp |url=https://www.reelstreets.com/films/holiday-camp/ |website=REELSTREETS |access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref>

Sydney Box used the film to introduce a number of new actors, including Susan Shaw and Hazel Court. It was [[Diana Dors]]' second film appearance.<ref name="bomb">{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|title=A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee|date=September 7, 2020|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/a-tale-of-two-blondes-diana-dors-and-belinda-lee/}}</ref>

Some brief moments of Warner and Harrison exercising from the film, (and [[Michael Shepley]] playing golf), were re-used at the beginning of [[Into the Blue (1950 film)]].

==Reception==
===Box office===
The film was the sixth most popular movie at the British box office in 1947.<ref>{{cite news|title=JAMES MASON 1947 FILM FAVOURITE|work=The Irish Times|location=Dublin, Ireland|date=2 January 1948|page=7}}</ref> According to ''Kinematograph Weekly'' the 'biggest winner' at the box office in 1947 Britain was ''[[The Courtneys of Curzon Street]]'', with "runners up" being ''[[The Jolson Story]]'', ''[[Great Expectations (1946 film)|Great Expectations]]'', ''[[Odd Man Out]]'', ''[[Frieda (film)|Frieda]]'', ''Holiday Camp'' and ''[[Duel in the Sun (film)|Duel in the Sun]]''.<ref>{{cite book|page=232|title=Blackout : reinventing women for wartime British cinema|last=Lant|first= Antonia|year=1991 |publisher=Princeton University Press }}</ref>

Annakin attributed this in part "perhaps because I had come from documentary and British cinema at that time was very artificial. The Huggetts absolutely caught the spirit and feeling that existed after the war... People didn't want more fairy stories; they wanted something in which they could recognise themselves. Being of lower-middle-class origins myself, I felt at home with these people who were having a fine holiday in a very cheap place which provided wonderful entertainment. I think I caught the spirit of the holiday camps and we had a very warm, natural cast."<ref name="McFarlane p 25"/>

Peter Rogers thought the film was a hit "the same way that the ''[[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On]]''s caught on – you've got ordinary people doing amusing things."<ref>McFarlane 494</ref>

The film made a reported profit of £16,000.<ref name="box"/>

===Critical===
''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' wrote, "Time has mellowed the documentary quality of the film, and location shooting and authentic detail now seem less important than the presence of the whole range of British acting talent, from [[Dame Flora Robson]] to Cheerful [[Charlie Chester]], among the cast of thousands."<ref>RMy, [http://www.timeout.com/london/film/holiday-camp Holiday Camp], ''Time Out London''</ref>

"I'm not embarrassed about ''Holiday Camp''", said Annakin years later, "although the later Huggett films don't hold up well."<ref name="McFarlane p 25"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}
*Brian McFarlane, ''An Autobiography of British Cinema'', Methuem Film, 1997

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0040443|Holiday Camp}}
*[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ac7887a ''Holiday Camp''] at British Film Institute
*[https://archive.org/stream/variety167-1947-08#page/n62/mode/1up Review of film] at ''Variety''

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