Hindle wakes is a 1927 british silent film drama, directed by maurice elvey and starring estelle brody and john stuart. Stanley houghtons hindle wakes, an obscure british play from 1912 thats been dusted off and revivified by the mint theater company, begins with a storm. Estelle brody, norman mckinnel, humberstone wright, marie ault, john stuart, irene rooke, peggy carlisle, graham soutten, arthur chesney, gladys jennings, jack rowal, alf goddard, cyril mclaglen. A highly embellished version of the dish appears in the 1954 food in england by dorothy hartley hartley 1954. Lift the cooled chicken from the casserole, remove the string and wrap in cling film, then chill. For many, hindle wakes is englands equivalent to ibsens the dolls house. In filming the popular stage play, director maurice elvey decided to provide a complete backstory. Admirably, in this play from 1910 houghton championed womens freedoms. Image and milestones dvd of hindle wakes is an excellent transfer of a mostly fine restoration by the british film institute. Hindle wakes 1931 dvd hindle wakes 1931 dvd edmund gwenn actor belle chrystall actor format. The third film version of a, once controversial, stanley houghton play.
Tristram kenton for the guardian stanley houghton was part of the manchester school of playwrights that did so much to enliven british drama in the. I f cinema as michael powell claimed was the folk art of the 20th century, then the unearthed hindle wakes marks the point when the present. Having twice been adapted for the silent screen, stanley houghtons play was accorded its talkie debut in this solid, but visually conservative presentation from the trusted gaumont pairing of producer michael balcon and director victor saville. Upon returning to hindle the news of the affair threatens to cause a scandal. The film was also released under the title fanny hawthorne. Ahead of his time, the playwright created young female protagonists with sexual openness and independent spirits. The centenary production of the 1912 feminist classic. Houghtons best known play, hindle wakes has been filmed five times, most recently in 1976 as a tv film starring donald pleasance. He is the son of the selfmade proprietor of the mill where she works.
In the lefthand ivally low down, there is a door leading to the scullery. Hindle wakes 1976 12191976 gb drama, tv movie 1h 18m user score. The film was the fourth and last screen adaptation of the famous stanley houghton play of the 1910s, dealing with an independentminded young woman insisting on her right to enjoy a sexual flirtation regardless of the disapproval of family or society. Jun 29, 2009 hindle wakes was elveys 116th film, when he was an established director. However, he is not particularly well known because financial constraints within the british film industry meant that the production values of his films like those of other british directors of the time could not really compete with the hollywood output in commercial. The year 1912 was a bad one for certain transatlantic ship passengersand, based on what happens in the first scene of stanley houghtons 1912 play hindle wakes, currently on view in a rare revival by the mint theater company, we may guess that neither is it going to be a good year for young fanny hawthorn played by rebecca noelle brinkley. Based on the stage play by stanley houghton, this silent film by maurice.
The titles other half refers to the religious festival that evolved into a secular holiday for the areas various factory workers. Hindle wakes was filmed four times, twice as a silent the first version, also directed by elvey, made in 1918 and twice in sound in 1931 and 1952. Hindle wakes is a film programme that first aired in 1952 and has been classified a pg certificate. Mill girl jenny hawthorne meets alan jeffcote at blackpool amusement park. A forbidden affair between two young people is soon discovered, resulting in the expected harsh reactions, recriminations and demands for a. I saw the silent film a few years ago, and it was laid out differently, possibly for the better, but this is an outstanding play for its time 1910 and came under a lot of fire for having such a strongminded female protagonist. A lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owners son while on holiday. During wakes week, a lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owners son. Librivox recording of hindle wakes, by stanley houghton, with accompanying essay by emma goldman. Fanny hawthorne, a spirited, determined mill girl, has just returned from a weekend in blackpool with her friend mary hollins. Having twice been adapted for the silent screen, stanley houghtons play was accorded its talkie debut in this solid, but visually conservative presentation from the trusted. Based on a famous play about life in the lancashire mills the title refers to vacation time for mill workers in a small town, it was a british version of a dolls house which scandalized audiences.
Hindle wakes focuses on the aftermath of an unmarried couples dirty weekend in llandudno, which throws a spanner in the marital machinations of two prosperous families. Two original scores by in the nursery and philip carli. Directed by maurice elvey, assisted by victor saville. In the best play of 1912, the conventional morals and manners of a north england mill town are overthrown by a young woman with ideas far ahead of her time. During wakes week, the hindle mill workers go on holiday to blackpool. The play houghton wrote to give voice to such a convention defying character was hindle wakes. The plays title refers to the wakes week holiday in the fictional town of hindle and is also a pun on the name of a traditional lancashire chicken dish. Oct 29, 2010 blackpool cine film taken late 50s early 1960s. I saw this film some years ago on tv and have been trying to purchase it ever since. A factory worker lisa daniely falls for her boss son brian worth but enlists the aid of her girlfriend to keep it a secret.
Estelle brody, norman mckinnel and humberstone wright. Set in the north of england hindle, two mill workers jenny lisa daniely and mary sandra dorne take off to blackpool for the wakes week holiday. Alan jeffcote, son of nat hawthorn, hindle s richest factory owner, meets fanny hawthorn, daughter of nats slasher and oldest friend, in blackpool and the two go off for what they believe to be secret fling in llandudno. Hindle wakes act i scene 1 the scene is triangular, representing a corner of the livingroom kitchen of no, 7, burnley roady hindle, a house rented at about is, 6d.
Such was the resentment of the dominance of the american film industry at that time, publicists said that she was canadian. The only movie directed by sir laurence olivier, in which he did not appear. In the best play of 1912, the conventional morals and manners of a north england mill. Based on the stage play by stanley houghton, this silent film by maurice elvey tells the story of a factory girl named fanny estelle brody who takes a short vacation to blackpool, sometimes called. Oct 30, 2000 i f cinema as michael powell claimed was the folk art of the 20th century, then the unearthed hindle wakes marks the point when the present recedes irretrievably into the past. Alan jeffcote, son of nat hawthorn, hindles richest factory owner, meets fanny hawthorn, daughter of nats slasher and oldest friend, in blackpool and the two go off for what they believe to be secret fling in llandudno. Hindle wakes 1931 streaming film complet vf en francais. Showing how the summer holidays were spent in true northern style, back in the decades. Hindle wakes 1927 a millworker estelle brody creates a scandal by refusing to marry the playboy john stuart with whom she went away on holiday. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to hindle wakes. Its holiday week in the lancashire town of hindle, just before the first world war. Buy hindle wakes 1931 us import from amazons movies store. Jenny is attracted to the mills bosss son brian worth.
A forbidden affair between two young people is soon discovered, resulting in the expected harsh reactions, recriminations and demands for a quick marriage. Mill girl jenny hawthorne meets alan jeffcote, the millowners son, and they go to llandudno to spend a secret weekend together. Hindle wakes by stanley houghton, directed by gus kaikkonen for the mint theater company, ravishes the audience with ironic modernism. A first class film with excellent performances from all those taking part. It is wakes week in the lancashire town of hindle, the annual holiday when the cotton mills close down. Hindle wakes 1931 01011931 gb drama 1h 19m user score. To serve, cut open the chicken and arrange on plates.
Hindle wakes is a 1952 british drama film, directed by arthur crabtree and starring lisa daniely and leslie dwyer. In the lancashire mill town of hindle, its wakes week and employees decamp enmass to blackpool, where a lowly millgirl strikes up a relationship with the millowners son. When this is discovered, their families decide they must marry, for conventions sake. Jan 19, 2018 stanley houghtons hindle wakes, an obscure british play from 1912 thats been dusted off and revivified by the mint theater company, begins with a storm. Hindle wakes stream des films avec soustitre francais gratuitement.
Hindle wakes is a 1931 british film drama, directed by victor saville for gainsborough pictures and starring belle chrystall and john stuart. It is among the best modern scores that i have ever heard accompanying a silent film and easily the best to incorporate a synthesizer. The film is adapted from stanley houghtons 1912 stage play of the same name, which had previously been filmed twice as a silent in 1918 and 1927. A forgotten playwright, freshly minted stanley houghtons final play, a study of provincial hypocrisy in vicwardian england, is being staged in the u. Hindle wakes was obviously a big influence on king vidors the crowd which came out a year later.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hindle wakes, from the play by stanley houghton, is one of the finest. The two go off together leaving mary to give them an alibi. In fact, shes been spending the weekend with alan jeffcote, a wealthy mill owners.
Tristram kenton for the guardian stanley houghton was part of the manchester school of playwrights that. Jenny is attracted to the mill s boss s son brian worth. Her obituary by kevin brownlow describes brody and other residents of her retirement home watching hindle wakes. It shows fully what the silent cinema was capable of when all the necessary elements were in place.
Produced by gaumont british picture corporation, 1927 directed by maurice elvey in conjunction with victor saville black and white with intertitles and musical accompaniment. The first part of the title refers to the lancashire mill town in which the play is set. Stanley houghton was born at 1 amy villas, doveston road, ashtonuponmersey, sale, which was then in cheshire, the only son of john hartley houghton, a cotton merchant, and lucy mary nee darbyshire. Oct 17, 2012 hindle wakes 1927 brody was an american actor who worked with elvey in the uk between 192628. Telecharger hindle wakes film complet en francais vf hd 1931. High praise should also be given to in the nursery, the british group who scored the film. Regarder hindle wakes film 1931 streaming en ligne, dvd, bluray, telechargement en qualite hd, hindle wakes, hindle wakes play, hindle wakes 1927, hindle wakes 1952 full movie, hindle wakes 1931, hindle wakes recipe, hindle wakes film 1952, hindle wakes beetham, hindle wakes imdb, hindle wakes full cast, hindle wakes maurice elvey 123films. Hindle wakes 1927 brody was an american actor who worked with elvey in the uk between 192628. And she does the film ends with her working in the mill and. Allans father agrees, but it is fannys surprising decision about the matter that has earned hindle wakes its reputation as one of. The film is adapted from stanley houghtons 1912 stage play of the same name, and reunites brody and stuart following their hugely popular pairing in the previous years mademoiselle from armentieres. Jan 18, 2018 the year 1912 was a bad one for certain transatlantic ship passengersand, based on what happens in the first scene of stanley houghtons 1912 play hindle wakes, currently on view in a rare revival by the mint theater company, we may guess that neither is it going to be a good year for young fanny hawthorn played by rebecca noelle brinkley. With sybil thorndike, john stuart, norman mckinnel, edmund gwenn. The 1927 production was wellbudgeted, made extensive use of location filming in manchester and blackpool, and is generally held by film historians to be the best of the four.
932 638 1218 647 183 346 1063 1604 164 935 147 1381 1503 526 1603 957 1620 753 614 1501 998 1641 209 1099 794 866 653 152 1046 694 1222 1381