Children Galore is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Eddie Byrne and June Thorburn. It was written by John Bonnet, Emery Bonnet and Peter Plaskett.
Plot A village squire offers to give away a cottage to a deserving family with the most grandchildren.
Cast
Eddie Byrne as Zacky Jones June Thorburn as Milly Ark Betty Ann Davies as Mrs. Ark Richard Leech as Harry Bunnion Marjorie Rhodes as Ada Jones Jack McNaughton as Pat Ark Violet Gould as Mrs. Bunnion Henry Caine as Bert Bunnion Evan Thomas as Lord Redscarfe Marjorie Hume as Lady Redscarfe Lucy Griffiths as Miss Prescott Olive Milbourne as Miss Finch Grace Arnold as Mrs. Gedge Anna Turner as Louise John Peters as plumber John Lothar as postman Jack Hartman as mate David Ludlow as boy
Critical reception The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The simple rustic humours exploited here prove alogether too simple, and the result is a cheerless and rather tasteless little comedy. A number of character players, affecting a number of rural accents, go down fighting."
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Group-3 style comedy has neither depth nor taste; the cast works hard."
In the Radio Times, David Parkinson rated the film two out of five stars, calling it "Fun in a very English sort of way, this programme filler has the advantage of being short and to the point."
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