Madame Louise

1951 British film

Madame Louise

Richard Hearne, Petula Clark & Garry Marsh

Directed by| Maclean Rogers
Screenplay by| Michael Pertwee
Based on| the play Madame Louise (1945) by Vernon Sylvaine
Produced by| Ernest G. Roy
Starring| Richard Hearne
Petula Clark
Garry Marsh
Cinematography| Wilkie Cooper
Edited by| Charles Hasse
Music by| Wilfred Burns

Production
company

Nettlefold Films

Distributed by| Butcher's Film Service (UK)

Release date

| 1 October 1951 (UK)

Running time

| 88 minutes [1]
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Madame Louise (also titled "The Madame Gambles"), is a 1951 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and produced by Ernest G. Roy and starring Richard Hearne, Petula Clark, Garry Marsh and Richard Gale.[2] It is loosely based on the 1945 play Madame Louise by Vernon Sylvaine, which had featured Alfred Drayton and Robertson Hare, but was extensively reworked to suit the different stars of the film production.

## Contents

* 1 Plot summary
* 2 Cast
* 3 Critical reception
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Plot summary[edit]

In order to settle her debts, the owner of a dress shop transfers control to a bookmaker, Mr Trout. Trout is wanted by a gang of criminals and much mayhem follows, causing the usual stunts by Mr Pastry. He has patented a dress, modelled by the resourceful assistant Miss Penny (Petula Clark), which can be transformed from a day dress to an evening dress and other modes by the removal of the sleeves and part of the skirt. A good deal of slapstick is involved, with Hearne's acrobatic agility being much in evidence. All is well at the end of the film as the dress shop owner recovers her business (due to Mr Pastry's incompetence) and Pastry is rewarded by being made her business partner.

## Cast[edit]

* Richard Hearne as Mr Pastry
* Petula Clark as Miss Penny
* Garry Marsh as Mr Trout
* Richard Gale as Lieutenant Edwards
* Doris Rogers as Mrs Trout
* Hilda Bayley as Madmoiselle
* Charles Farrell as Felling
* Robert Adair as Bookmaker
* Anita Sharp-Bolster as Cafe Proprietress
* Vic Wise as Curly
* Harry Fowler as Trout's clerk
* John Powe as Dumbo
* Pauline Johnson as Pearl
* Mavis Greenaway as Mannequin
* Pat Raphael as Mannequin
* Doorn Van Steyne as Mannequin
* Mackenzie Ward as Business Man
* Gerald Rex as Messenger

## Critical reception[edit]

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This is not a particularly good comedy even of its type; it may amuse firm Mr. Pastry fans but Petula Clark is completely wasted in a coy love affair". Today's Cinema wrote: "The production word, if unpretentious, is competent; and the experienced hand of Maclean Rogers has kept the action moving fast and furiously. A pleasant little film successfully aimed at the vast market for unsophisticated British comedy...Richard Hearne virtually carries the whole film, which owes all its best moments to his unflagging agility."[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "MADAME LOUISE - British Board of Film Classification".
2. ^ "Madame Louise (1951)".
3. ^ "The Films of Petula Clark - Madame Louise".

## External links[edit]

* Madame Louise at IMDb

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Films by Maclean Rogers

* The Third Eye (1929)
* The Mayor's Nest (1932)
* The Crime at Blossoms (1933)
* Summer Lightning (1933)
* Up for the Derby (1933)
* Trouble (1933)
* It's a Cop (1934)
* Virginia's Husband (1934)
* The Scoop (1934)
* The Feathered Serpent (1934)
* A Little Bit of Bluff (1935)
* The Right Age to Marry (1935)
* Old Faithful (1935)
* Marry the Girl (1935)
* A Wife or Two (1936)
* Not So Dusty (1936)
* To Catch a Thief (1936)
* The Heirloom Mystery (1936)
* The Happy Family (1936)
* Nothing Like Publicity (1936)
* Busman's Holiday (1936)
* Farewell to Cinderella (1937)
* Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937)
* Fifty-Shilling Boxer (1937)
* All That Glitters (1937)
* Father Steps Out (1937)
* Why Pick on Me? (1937)
* Racing Romance (1937)
* Easy Riches (1938)
* His Lordship Regrets (1938)
* Darts Are Trumps (1938)
* Weddings Are Wonderful (1938)
* Paid in Error (1938)
* Miracles Do Happen (1939)
* His Lordship Goes to Press (1939)
* Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1940)
* Shadowed Eyes (1940)
* Facing the Music (1941)
* Front Line Kids (1942)
* Gert and Daisy's Weekend (1942)
* Gert and Daisy Clean Up (1942)
* Variety Jubilee (1943)
* I'll Walk Beside You (1943)
* Somewhere in Civvies (1943)
* Give Me the Stars (1945)
* Don Chicago (1945)
* The Trojan Brothers (1946)
* Woman to Woman (1947)
* Calling Paul Temple (1948)
* The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)
* Dark Secret (1949)
* Paul Temple's Triumph (1950)
* Something in the City (1950)
* Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951)
* Madame Louise (1951)
* Paul Temple Returns (1952)
* Salute the Toff (1952)
* Hammer the Toff (1952)
* Down Among the Z Men (1952)
* Alf's Baby (1953)
* Force's Sweetheart (1953)
* Behind the Headlines (1953)
* Flannelfoot (1953)
* Johnny on the Spot (1954)
* Calling All Cars (1954)
* Assignment Redhead (1956)
* Not So Dusty (1956)
* You Pay Your Money (1957)
* Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
* Mark of the Phoenix (1958)
* A Clean Sweep (1958)
* Just Joe (1960)

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