Can You Hear Me, Mother?
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Directed byLeslie Pearce
Written bySandy Powell
Paul Thomson
Paul Thomson
Produced byGeoffrey Rowson
Simon Rowson
Simon Rowson
StarringSandy Powell
Mary Lawson
Raymond Huntley
Mary Lawson
Raymond Huntley
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| Directed by | Leslie Pearce |
| Written by | Sandy Powell Paul Thomson |
| Produced by | Geoffrey Rowson Simon Rowson |
| Starring | Sandy Powell Mary Lawson Raymond Huntley |
| Cinematography | Leslie Rowson |
Production company | New Ideal Films |
| Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Can You Hear Me, Mother? is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Leslie Pearce and starring Sandy Powell, Mary Lawson and Raymond Huntley.[1] It was shot at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London.[2] It was produced by members of the Rowson family, who had previously controlled the Ideal Film Company. The film's title was popular catchphrase of the film's star Powell.[citation needed]
A Yorkshire mill worker quits his job and heads for London to try and make his fortune as a comedian on the music hall stage. However, on the train south he discovers an apparently abandoned baby which he has to look after.
Cast
- Sandy Powell as Sandy
- Mary Lawson as Mary Warner
- Paul Thomson as Mike Arnold
- Muriel Aked as Mother
- Elsie Irving as Mrs. Wilkinson
- Katie Kay as Lucy
- Norman Pierce as Joe
- Raymond Huntley as Dolan
- Hal Walters as Taxi Driver
- Henry Victor as Father
