Home Sweet Home (1945 film)


Home Sweet Home is a 1945 British musical comedy film directed by John E. Blakeley written by Roney Parsons and Anthony Toner and starring Frank Randle, Nicolette Roeg and Tony Pendrell.
Set in the fictitious town of Redvale, the film is largely a vehicle for slapstick routines by Randle.

Plot

Spirited orphan Jacqueline Chantry is the chauffeuse to wealthy colonel Wright and his family. Son Eric Wright and Jacqueline fall in love and plan to marry, but the class conscious colonel's wife refuses to give her blessing. Saddened, Jacqueline packs her bags and leaves; eventually becoming a nightclub singer. Eric chases after her, but she's already found Frank, a likeable chap who discovers that Jacqueline is in reality a wealthy heiress.

Cast

Sky Movies gave it two out of five stars, concluding the film was "Only mild entertainment even when it was made and rather dated now"; while the Radio Times also rated the film two out of five stars, writing, " slack-jawed clowning provides the only real interest in this backstage Cinderella story...The songs are best forgotten, but there's a chance to see some of the most popular stage acts of the day"; and TV Guide wrote, "It passes the time, but it's not especially memorable."