Look Up and Laugh
1935Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. She invokes the Market's foundation by Royal Charter just before an inadvertent gas leak provides an explosive climax.
Acted in
Gracie Fields
as Gracie Pearson
Alfred Drayton
as Belfer
Vivien Leigh
as Marjorie Belfer
Douglas Wakefield
as Joe Chirk
Billy Nelson
as Alf Chirk
Harry Tate
as Turnpenny
Huntley Wright
as Ketley
Robb Wilton
as Mayor
Morris Harvey
as Rosenbloom
Maud Gill
as Miss Canvey
Norman Walker
as Brierley
Tommy Fields
as Sidney Pearson
Helen Ferrers
as Lady Buster
Kenneth Kove
as Piano Assistant
Jack Melford
as Journalist
D.J. Williams
as Malpas
Frank Atkinson
as Debt Collector
Florence Gregson
as Mr. Pearson's Housekeeper
Arthur Hambling
as Sam
James Harcourt
as Mr. Pearson
Anthony Holles
as Store Manager
Mike Johnson
as Man Outside Market
Kenneth More
as Bit Part
Patricia Russell
Ernest Sefton
as Borough Engineer