Hold My Hand (film)
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| Directed by | Thornton Freeland |
| Written by | |
| Based on | play Hold My Hand by Stanley Lupino |
| Produced by | Walter C. Mycroft |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
| Music by |
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Production company | |
| Distributed by | Associated British Picture Corporation |
Release date | August 1938 |
Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Hold My Hand is a 1938 British musical comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Stanley Lupino, Fred Emney and Barbara Blair.[1] The film's plot follows a wealthy man who buys a newspaper, resulting in a series of romantic entanglements. It was based on a musical play by Lupino.[2]
Cast
- Stanley Lupino as Eddie Marston
- Fred Emney as Lord Milchester
- Barbara Blair as Jane Howard
- Sally Gray as Helen
- Polly Ward as Paula Pond
- Bertha Belmore as Lady Milchester
- Jack Melford as Pop Currie
- John Wood as Bob Crane
- Syd Walker as Inspector Rogers
- Arthur Rigby as Norman Love
- Gibb McLaughlin as Bank Manager
Critical reception
TV Guide rated the film two out of five stars, calling it an "Occasionally amusing farce."[3]
References
- ^ "Hold My Hand (1938)". Archived from the original on 2009-01-16.
- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Hold My Hand". TVGuide.com.
External links
- Hold My Hand at IMDb
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Pages using infobox film with unknown parameters
- Pages using infobox film with nonstandard dates
- IMDb title ID not in Wikidata
- 1938 films
- British musical comedy films
- 1938 musical comedy films
- Films shot at Associated British Studios
- Films directed by Thornton Freeland
- British black-and-white films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- British comedy films
