Vote for Huggett

1949 1h 24m EN

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 6

Comedy

Synopsis

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A firm of solicitors do battle with the head of the local council over a parcel of river front land, owned by the Huggett family, in order to build a lido/community center.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jack Warner
Joe Huggett
Kathleen Harrison
Ethel Huggett
Susan Shaw
Susan Huggett
Petula Clark
Pet Huggett
David Tomlinson
Harold Hinchley
Diana Dors
Diana Gowan
Peter Hammond
Peter Hawtrey
Amy Veness
Grandma

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ken Annakin
Writers: Denis Constanduros, Mabel Constanduros
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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77 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Huggett Family Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ken Annakin, shot by Reginald H. Wyer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Antony Hopkins. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gordon Hales shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison and Susan Shaw carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0042028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ken Annakin directs. Reginald H. Wyer behind the camera. Antony Hopkins scores. Gordon Hales cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
277 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Huggett Family Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Ken Annakin, shot by Reginald H. Wyer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Antony Hopkins. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Gordon Hales shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison and Susan Shaw carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0042028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Reginald H. Wyer
Original score: Antony Hopkins
Editing: Gordon Hales
Makeup / hair: Len Garde
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Vote for Huggett (1949)

Part of

Huggett Family Collection

The Huggett family, Dad Joe, Mum Ethel, daughters Jane/Susan/Pet, star in these British films from the late 1940s

Also by

Ken Annakin

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2022-07-09
★ 6/10
Fortunately, the producers realised that the whole "Huggett" concept had run it's course, and so before they got just a bit too silly, retired the family with this rather fun poke at the British local government system. This time, it's "Ma" (Kathleen Harrison) who finds that a plot of land she, and cousin "Diana" (Diana Dors) inherited by the riverside is required by the council to build a leisure centre. Reluctant to sell, she soon discovers that the proponent of this plan is none-other than her husband (Jack Warner) who made the proposal blissfully unaware that his own family owned the land... When he decides to stand for office to facilitate the development, there are allegations of profiteering being bandied about and he has to think on his feet. It's light-hearted fun, this film - it swipes at the inefficiencies and red tape that always seems to manage to thwart even the most consensually popular of projects, and with a fittingly concluding number from daughter "Pet" (Petula Clark) the series signs off as it ran - amusingly, amiably and with most of it's self respect still intact.

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