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Love on the Dole

Drama

Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally charged performance as Hardcastle, one of the cotton workers trying to make life better. Interlaced with humour that brings a ray of sunshine to the pervasive bleakness, this remains a powerful social study of life between the wars, and was a rare problem picture to come out of Britain at the time.

Date: 06/28/1941
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, George Carney, Mary Merrall, Geoffrey Hibbert, Joyce Howard, Frank Cellier, Martin Walker, Maire O'Neill, Iris Vandeleur, Marie Ault, Marjorie Rhodes, Sebastian Cabot, Terry Conlin, A. Bromley Davenport, Peter Gawthorne, Muriel George, Philip Godfrey, Kenneth Griffith, Charles Groves, James Harcourt, Mike Johnson, Vi Kaley, Jordan Lawrence, Yvonne Mitchell, Brefni O'Rorke, Leonard Sharp, John Slater, H Victor Weske, Ben Williams, Ian Wilson, Dennis Wyndham

Deborah Kerr as Sally in Love on the Dole Deborah Kerr

Clifford Evans as Larry in Love on the Dole Clifford Evans

George Carney as Mr. Hardcastle in Love on the Dole George Carney

Mary Merrall as Mrs. Hardcastle in Love on the Dole Mary Merrall

Geoffrey Hibbert

Joyce Howard as Helen in Love on the Dole Joyce Howard

Frank Cellier as Sam Grundy in Love on the Dole Frank Cellier

Martin Walker as Ned Narkey in Love on the Dole Martin Walker

Maire O'Neill as Mrs. Dorbell in Love on the Dole Maire O'Neill

Iris Vandeleur

Marie Ault as Mrs. Jike in Love on the Dole Marie Ault

Marjorie Rhodes as Mrs. Bull in Love on the Dole Marjorie Rhodes

Sebastian Cabot as Man in Crowd at Betting Payout in Love on the Dole Sebastian Cabot

Terry Conlin

A. Bromley Davenport as Pawnbroker in Love on the Dole A. Bromley Davenport

Peter Gawthorne as Police Supt in Love on the Dole Peter Gawthorne

Muriel George as Landlady in Love on the Dole Muriel George

Philip Godfrey

Kenneth Griffith as Harry's Pal in Billiard Hall in Love on the Dole Kenneth Griffith

Charles Groves as Old Man in Love on the Dole Charles Groves

James Harcourt as Old Man Who Has His Dole Stopped in Love on the Dole James Harcourt

Mike Johnson

Vi Kaley as 4th Old Lady at Seance in Love on the Dole Vi Kaley

Jordan Lawrence

Yvonne Mitchell as Factory Worker at Gate in Love on the Dole Yvonne Mitchell

Brefni O'Rorke as Dole Officer in Love on the Dole Brefni O'Rorke

Leonard Sharp

John Slater as Agitator on Demonstration in Love on the Dole John Slater

H Victor Weske

Ben Williams

Ian Wilson as Man at Demonstration in Love on the Dole Ian Wilson

Dennis Wyndham as Jim - Larry's Assistant in Love on the Dole Dennis Wyndham