Mr. Lord Says No (1952)
Mr. Henry Lord (Stanley Holloway) and his wife Lilian (Kathleen Byron) have been asked to move from their home to make room for the 1950 Festival of Britain. But Mr. Lord, as the title makes clear, has no intention of doing so. The government tries all sorts of persuasion and coercion, but ends up stumbling over its own feet. What starts out as a minor legal skirmish snowballs into a nationwide cause celebre, as often happens in whimsical British comedies like Mr. Lord Says No. Based on Michale Clayton Hutton's The Happy Family, the film also features such delightful British supporting players as Naunton Wayne, Dandy Nichols, George Cole, Miles Malleson and the ubiquitous Laurence Naismith. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Stanley Holloway, Kathleen Harrison, (more)
- Director(s):
- Muriel Box
Synopsis of Mr. Lord Says No
Mr. Henry Lord (Stanley Holloway) and his wife Lilian (Kathleen Byron) have been asked to move from their home to make room for the 1950 Festival of Britain. But Mr. Lord, as the title makes clear, has no intention of doing so. The government tries all sorts of persuasion and coercion, but ends up stumbling over its own feet. What starts out as a minor legal skirmish snowballs into a nationwide cause celebre, as often happens in whimsical British comedies like Mr. Lord Says No. Based on Michale Clayton Hutton's The Happy Family, the film also features such delightful British supporting players as Naunton Wayne, Dandy Nichols, George Cole, Miles Malleson and the ubiquitous Laurence Naismith. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Mr. Lord Says No
- Stanley Holloway - Henry Lord
- Naunton Wayne - Mr. Filch
- John Stratton - David
- Shirley Mitchell - Marina
- George Cole - Cyril
- Miles Malleson - Mr. Thwaites
- Lynn Evans
- Michael Ward
- Peter Martyn
- Ernest Butcher
- Richard Wattis
- John Salew
- David Keir
- Edward Lexy
- Kathleen Harrison - Lillian Lord
- Dandy Nichols - Ada
- Eileen Moore - Joan
- Margaret Barton - Anne
- Tom Gill - Maurice Hennessey
- Laurence Naismith - Councillor
- Campbell Singer
- Eileen Way
- Arthur Hambling
- Anthony Oliver
- Geoffrey Sumner - Sir Charles Spanniell
- Cameron Hall
- Hal Osmond
- Director(s):
- Muriel Box
- Writer(s):
- Muriel Box, Sydney Box
- Producer(s):
- William MacQuitty, Sydney Box
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