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Looking on The Bright Side
Looking on The Bright Side
Directed by	Graham Cutts; Basil Dean
Written by	Basil Dean; Brock Williams; Archie Pitt
Produced by	Basil Dean
Starring	Gracie Fields; Richard Dolman; Julian Rose
Cinematography	Robert Martin
Edited by	Otto Ludwig
Music by	Carroll Gibbons
Production; company	Associated Talking Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	15 September 1932;
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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Looking on The Bright Side is a 1932 British musical comedy film It was directed by Graham Cutts and Basil Dean and starring Gracie Fields, Richard Dolman and Julian Rose.

Plot summary

Gracie (Fields) and Laurie (Dolman) are lovers who together form a musical act. Gracie sings and Laurie writes the songs, but when Laurie gets a taste of fame, he runs off after a glamorous actress.

Cast

Gracie Fields as Gracie
Richard Dolman as Laurie
Julian Rose as Oscar Schultz
Wyn Richmond as Josie Joy
Tony De Lungo as Delmonico
Betty Shale as Hetty Hunt
Viola Compton as Police Sergeant
Bettina Montahners as Bettina
Charles Farrell as Released criminal

Home media

The film was released on DVD as part of the Gracie Fields collector's edition which, in addition to this film, includes the films Sally in Our Alley (1931), Love, Life and Laughter (1934), Sing As We Go (1934), Look Up and Laugh (1935), Queen of Hearts (1936) and The Show Goes On (1937), these are on 4 discs. Two films each on three of the discs with the other film on disc four.

Bibliography

Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Perry, George. Forever Ealing. Pavilion Books, 1994.

References

^ Perry p.174

External links

Looking on the Bright Side at IMDB

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[1] Perry p.174

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+'''''Looking on The Bright Side''''' is a 1932 British [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]]   It was directed by [[Graham Cutts]] and [[Basil Dean]] and starring [[Gracie Fields]], [[Richard Dolman]] and [[Julian Rose (entertainer)|Julian Rose]].
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 * [[Gracie Fields]] as Gracie
 * [[Richard Dolman]] as Laurie
-* Julian Rose  as Oscar Schultz
+* [[Julian Rose (entertainer)|Julian Rose]]  as Oscar Schultz
 * Wyn Richmond as Josie Joy
 * Tony De Lungo as Delmonico
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 * [[Charles Farrell (Irish actor)|Charles Farrell]] as Released criminal
-==DVD release==
+==Home media==
-This film is currently available as part of the Gracie Fields collector's edition which, in addition to this film, includes the films ''[[Sally in Our Alley (1931 film)|Sally in Our Alley]]'' (1931), ''[[Love, Life and Laughter (1934 film)|Love, Life and Laughter]]'' (1934), ''[[Sing As We Go]]'' (1934), ''[[Look Up and Laugh]]'' (1935), ''[[Queen of Hearts (1936 film)|Queen of Hearts]]'' (1936) and ''[[The Show Goes On]]'' (1937), these are on 4 discs. Two films each on three of the discs with the other film on disc four.
+The film was released on DVD as part of the Gracie Fields collector's edition which, in addition to this film, includes the films ''[[Sally in Our Alley (1931 film)|Sally in Our Alley]]'' (1931), ''[[Love, Life and Laughter (1934 film)|Love, Life and Laughter]]'' (1934), ''[[Sing As We Go]]'' (1934), ''[[Look Up and Laugh]]'' (1935), ''[[Queen of Hearts (1936 film)|Queen of Hearts]]'' (1936) and ''[[The Show Goes On (film)|The Show Goes On]]'' (1937), these are on 4 discs. Two films each on three of the discs with the other film on disc four.
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