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53% Critic Match
Look Up and Laugh
“A gay musical comedy!”
5.3 / 10• 1935• 1h 20m•NR• English
ComedyMusic
Storyline
Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. She invokes the Market's foundation by Royal Charter just before an inadvertent gas leak provides an explosive climax.
Cast & Crew
Gracie Fields
Gracie Pearson
Lead
Alfred Drayton
Belfer
Vivien Leigh
Marjorie Belfer
DW
Douglas Wakefield
Joe Chirk
BN
Billy Nelson
Alf Chirk
HT
Harry Tate
Turnpenny
HW
Huntley Wright
Ketley
RW
Robb Wilton
Mayor
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Basil Dean's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Look Up and Laugh is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
