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Love's a Luxury (1952)

Love's a Luxury poster
Directed by
Francis Searle
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man hires a new caretaker and finds himself caught up in romantic misunderstandings. The story follows the resulting comedic mix-ups between the characters.

lightheartedplayfulbreezywittywhimsicalfast-pacedcharmingmildly farcical

What happens

Love's a Luxury, also known as The Caretaker's Daughter, is a 1952 British second feature comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Hugh Wakefield, Derek Bond and Michael Medwin. It was written by Elwyn Ambrose and Hugh Wakefield based on the stage play of the same name by Edward Hole and Guy Paxton, and was made by the Manchester-based Mancunian Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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