Vote for Huggett (1949)

Directed by

Ken Annakin

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A London family man decides to run for a seat in the local election. The story follows his campaign and the reactions of his family and neighbors.

lightheartedwhimsicalbreezydown-to-earthwarmupbeatnostalgicgentle

What happens

Vote for Huggett is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Susan Shaw and Petula Clark. It was written by Mabel Constanduros, Denis Constanduros and Allan MacKinnon. In this, the third in the series of films about the Huggetts after Holiday Camp (1947) and Here Come the Huggetts (1948), Warner reprises his role as Joe Huggett, the head of a London family in the post-war years who decides to run as a candidate in the municipal election. It was followed by The Huggetts Abroad (1949). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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