Don't Take It to Heart
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| Directed by | Jeffrey Dell |
| Produced by | Sydney Box |
| Written by | Jeffrey Dell |
| Starring | Richard Greene Alfred Drayton Patricia Medina Moore Marriott |
| Music by | Mischa Spoliansky |
| Cinematography | Eric Cross |
| Edited by | Frederick Wilson |
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| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Release dates
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30 November 1944 |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Don't Take It to Heart is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Richard Greene, Alfred Drayton, Moore Marriott and Patricia Medina.[1]
Plot
An ancient ghost, that is awakened by the Second World War, engages a young lawyer to win his case: he has since 400 years on his conscience to have fenced a land, that didn't belong to him, taking so away the title to the right Earl and their descendants. The young lawyer and the whole village participate in this hilarious trial.
Cast
- Richard Greene - Peter Hayward
- Alfred Drayton - Joseph Pike
- Moore Marriott - Granfer
- David Horne - Sir Henry Wade
- Patricia Medina - Lady Mary
- Joan Hickson - Mrs. Pike
- Richard Bird - Ghost Arthur
- Wylie Watson - Harry Bucket
- Claude Dampier - Loopy
- Edward Rigby - Alfred Bucket
- Brefni O'Rorke - Charles, Lord Chaunduyt
- Ernest Thesiger - Justices' Clerk
- Ronald Squire - Music Lover at Ball
- Joyce Barbour - Harriet
- Claude Bailey - Magistrate
- Ivor Barnard - Bus-Driver
- Esma Cannon - Maid
- Peter Cotes - Patterson, Junior Counsel
- Patric Curwen - Mr. Smith
- Harry Fowler - Telegraph Boy
- Arthur Hambling - Railway Porter
- Ernest Jay - Tripp, Reporter
- Edie Martin - Miss Bucket
- George Merritt - Landlord
- John Salew - Dr. Rose, witness
- John Turnbull - Police Sergeant
- Amy Veness - Cook
- Margaret Withers - Mrs. Smith
- Eliot Makeham -Roberts
- Ian Wilson - Reporter in Court
Critical reception
Allmovie described it as "an amiable entry in the 1940s cycle of "ghost comedies"...Don't Take It to Heart received almost uniformly good reviews from the British press, which during wartime was often resistant to comedy films" ;[2] and TV Guide wrote, "the talented leads are supported by a fine cast of character actors." [3]
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