Author: ambler1

I was delighted to find this interview with the screenwriter Barbara K. Emary, which was collected in 1988 as part of an excellent oral history project on the British Entertainment Industry. Her personal memories of working on John Baxter's film add some further insights into the production processes of the film and allow us to… Continue reading New Article: Screenwriter Barbara K . Emary Looks Back on the Making of the 1941 Love on the Dole (1988)

I've had this article on my to-do list for ages. Here at last is a listing and some further information about all the plays Greenwood had performed and published, together with relevant images of editions, and in one case a performance by Thora Hird. Walter Greenwood’s Plays (1934 – 1971) – Walter Greenwood: Not Just… Continue reading New Article: Walter Greenwood’s Plays 1934-1971

I recently found this photograph in the Daily Herald Archive/Popperfoto/Getty Images Library. I don't think it is known to any historians, film critics or literary critics working on Greenwood, and I think may be the only photo showing writer, film director and two of the actors rehearsing a scene in the film on the set… Continue reading New Article: A Forgotten Love on the Dole Rehearsal Photograph by James ‘Jimmy’ Jarché (December 1940)

Like Greenwood, Formby came from a poor Lancashire background, and both of them became stars in their own spheres and ways. They also worked on two films together: No Limit (1935) and Much Too Shy (1942). I can find no evidence that they became in any way friends or worked closely together despite some things… Continue reading New Article: Walter Greenwood and George Formby

Wendy Hiller's performance in the play of Love on the Dole made her into a star, and there has been an article posted about that for some time. I can now add an article about how the film also made Deborah Kerr into a star, though perhaps not a wholly conventional one. See: Deborah Kerr,… Continue reading New Article: Deborah Kerr, Stardom and Love on the Dole