Greenwood was very keen for Love on the Dole to appear in a film version after the success of his novel in 1933 and the play adaptation (co-written with Ronald Gow) in 1935. However, the BBFC (British Board of Film Censors) blocked production of a film three times - in 1935, 1936 and 1940 -… Continue reading New Article: Five Producers, Four Directors and Two Stars in Search of a Picture: the Tantalising Project of Love on the Dole as Film (1935-1941)*
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New Article: the Film Music for Love on the Dole by Richard Addinsell, probably orchestrated by Roy Douglas (1941)
Richard Addinsell became very famous for his 'Warsaw Concerto' theme, a key element in the wartime film Dangerous Moonlight (1941). While he was working on that he was also working on the themes for the film of Love on the Dole. While a few notices did praise the music for Love on the Dole, it… Continue reading New Article: the Film Music for Love on the Dole by Richard Addinsell, probably orchestrated by Roy Douglas (1941)
Walter Greenwood: Not Just Love on the Dole 