However, he is not particularly well known because financial constraints within the british film industry meant that the production values of his films like those of other british directors of the time could not really compete with the hollywood output in commercial. Hindle wakes act i scene 1 the scene is triangular, representing a corner of the livingroom kitchen of no, 7, burnley roady hindle, a house rented at about is, 6d. Hindle wakes is a 1927 british silent film drama, directed by maurice elvey and starring estelle brody and john stuart. Stanley houghtons 1912 comedy hindle wakes will have its first new york city revival in 95 years in a production from mint theater company. We start off on this page with old time movies worldwide then at the top, above the great lucille balls head you will see the grey header. A forgotten playwright, freshly minted stanley houghtons final play, a study of provincial hypocrisy in vicwardian england, is being staged in the u.
Director maurice elvey was a shoddy worker during the sound era, churning out films as if he was more concerned with doing it on time than with doing it properly. Hindle wakes, a 1952 british film drama, based on the play. It seems an amazing coincidence that the film version of hindle wakes was showing at the cinemas just at the time in 1952 when hartley, a food writer known to not be above a bit of inventive decoration, was sitting down to write her food in england. And the film bringing me on this long quest, maurice elveys 1927 version of hindle wakes, being shown as part of the first yorkshire silent film festival. Alan jeffcote, son of nat hawthorn, hindles richest factory owner, meets fanny hawthorn, daughter of nats slasher and oldest friend, in blackpool and the two go off for what they believe to be secret fling in llandudno. The 1927 hindle wakes is a superior silent english drama with excellent production values and a remarkably liberated theme. Tristram kenton for the guardian stanley houghton was part of the manchester school of playwrights that did so much to enliven british drama in the. Hindle wakes play, a stage play by stanley houghton written in 1910 hindle wakes, a 1918 british silent film drama, based on the play. He is the son of the selfmade proprietor of the mill where she works. While on seaside holiday with her girlfriend mary, a pretty factory worker named jenny is attracted to alan, son of the owner of the mill where she works. Hindle wakes is a 1952 british drama film, directed by arthur crabtree and starring lisa daniely and leslie dwyer. Jenny is attracted to the mill s boss s son brian worth. When this is discovered, their families decide they must marry, for conventions sake.
The 1927 production was wellbudgeted, made extensive use of location filming in manchester and blackpool, and is generally held by film historians to be the best of the four. The film is set in the lancashire cotton town of hindle during the annual wakes when the mills closed and the workers took their holidays, stanley houghtons. Jan 19, 2018 stanley houghtons hindle wakes, an obscure british play from 1912 thats been dusted off and revivified by the mint theater company, begins with a storm. In the lefthand ivally low down, there is a door leading to the scullery. Admirably, in this play from 1910 houghton championed womens freedoms. The film was also released under the title fanny hawthorne. Hindle wakes 1931 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With leslie dwyer, lisa daniely, brian worth, sandra dorne. A celebration of working class leisure activities at hindle, lancashire, during wakes week, an annual week still observed in parts of lancashire and yorkshire when all factories and schools take a holiday. With rosalind ayres, judi bowker, roy dotrice, trevor eve. Long buried in a box marked forgotten was this remarkable play, now unearthed by jonathan banks mint theater company, which has brought it back to. I saw this film some years ago on tv and have been trying to purchase it ever since. Hindle wakes, a 1918 british silent film drama, based on the play. Mint theater to stage rare revival of hindle wakes playbill.
Chrystalls next film, the frightened lady 1932, was also based on a. To serve, cut open the chicken and arrange on plates. It is wakes week in the lancashire town of hindle, the annual holiday when the cotton mills close down. Showing how the summer holidays were spent in true northern style, back in the decades. Tristram kenton for the guardian stanley houghton was part of the manchester school of playwrights that.
Hindle wakes, a 1927 british silent film drama, based on the play. Hindle wakes by stanley houghton, directed by gus kaikkonen for the mint theater company, ravishes the audience with ironic modernism. Hindle wakes is a stage play by stanley houghton written in 1910. Lift the cooled chicken from the casserole, remove the string and wrap in cling film, then chill. Hindle wakes play, a stage play by stanley houghton written in 1910. The third film version of a, once controversial, stanley houghton play. It is among the best modern scores that i have ever heard accompanying a silent film and easily the. Saville had been the producer on the highly regarded 1927 version directed by maurice elvey. Having twice been adapted for the silent screen, stanley houghtons play was accorded its talkie debut in this solid, but visually conservative presentation from the trusted gaumont pairing of producer michael balcon and director victor saville.
Jun 29, 2009 hindle wakes was elveys 116th film, when he was an established director. Performances will begin december 23 at the clurman. Hindle wakes is a 1931 british film drama, directed by victor saville for gainsborough pictures and starring belle chrystall and john stuart. Hindle wakes is one of the few plays written by the manchester play wright stanley. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Houghtons best known play, hindle wakes has been filmed five times, most recently in 1976 as a tv film starring donald pleasance. Jan 24, 2018 long buried in a box marked forgotten was this remarkable play, now unearthed by jonathan banks mint theater company, which has brought it back to shimmering life for a run at the beckett. Mill girl jenny hawthorne meets alan jeffcote, the millowners son, and they go to llandudno to spend a secret weekend together. Watch hindle wakes full movie in hd visit movie 351221 a lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owners son while. Based on the stage play by stanley houghton, this silent film by maurice elvey tells the story of a factory girl named fanny estelle brody who takes a short vacation to blackpool, sometimes called. Hindle wakes, a 1931 british film drama, based on the play. Stanley houghtons hindle wakes, an obscure british play from 1912 thats been dusted off and revivified by the mint theater company, begins with a storm.
My favourite part named the house of sorrow and beautifully accompanied by in the nursery. Librivox recording of hindle wakes, by stanley houghton, with accompanying essay by emma goldman. Mill girl jenny hawthorne meets alan jeffcote at blackpool amusement park. Hindle wakes 1952 stream and watch online a factory worker lisa daniely falls for her boss son brian worth but enlists the aid of her girlfriend to keep it a secret. The two go off together leaving mary to give them an alibi.
Hindle wakes 1927 version 2 of stanley houghtons classic drama of the consequences of a mill girls dirty weekend with the boss son. Ahead of his time, the playwright created young female protagonists with sexual openness and independent spirits. Watch hindle wakes tv movie 1976 online streaming free. During wakes week, a lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owners son. Watch hindle wakes full movie in hd visit a lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owners son while.
Feel free to add detailed comments in the body of the email. High praise should also be given to in the nursery, the british group who scored the film. Hindle wakes was obviously a big influence on king vidors the crowd which came out a year later. Upon returning to hindle the news of the affair threatens to cause a scandal.
Hindle wakes is a superior drama with subtleties of theme and character unexpected in a silentera film. Hindle wakes was filmed four times, twice as a silent the first version, also directed by elvey, made in 1918 and twice in sound in 1931 and 1952. The sunday times hailed hindle wakes as a work of illuminating force. Set in the hindle, two mill workers take off to blackpool for the wakes holiday. A lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owners son while on holiday. Watch hindle wakes tv movie 1976 online streaming free in 720p. When she agrees to spend a week with the young man, jenny enlists her roommates help to keep this liaison a secret. The play is set in the fictional mill town of hindle in lancashire in england, and concerns two young persons, fanny hawthorn and alan jeffcote, who are discovered to have been having what would now be called a dirty weekend. A factory worker lisa daniely falls for her boss son brian worth but enlists the aid of her girlfriend to keep it a secret. Stanley houghtons hindle wakes gets first new york.
Based upon stanley houghtons celebrated and in its day controversial play, first performed in 1912, this was not the first time elvey had directed a film version of hindle wakes. The leading character is a liberated and unapologetic young woman with her own ideas of sexual equality, yet shes not a flirt or a flapper. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Hindle wakes is a film programme that first aired in 1952 and has been classified a pg certificate. The plays title refers to the wakes week holiday in the fictional town of hindle and is also a pun on the name of a traditional lancashire chicken dish. It is among the best modern scores that i have ever heard accompanying a silent film and easily the best to incorporate a synthesizer. During wakes week, the hindle mill workers go on holiday to blackpool. Build up your profile with programmes that you like, personalise your grid and set some reminders. With sybil thorndike, john stuart, norman mckinnel, edmund gwenn.
Hindle wakes 1931 film wikipedia, the free encyclopedia hindle wakes is a 1931 british film drama, directed by victor saville for gainsborough pictures and starring belle chrystall and john stuart. The film was the fourth and last screen adaptation of the famous stanley houghton play of the 1910s, dealing with an independentminded young woman insisting on her right to enjoy a sexual flirtation regardless of the disapproval of family or society. Jenny is attracted to the mills bosss son brian worth. In the lancashire mill town of hindle, its wakes week and employees decamp enmass to blackpool, where a lowly millgirl strikes up a relationship with the millowners son.
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