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Wikipedia article




'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. 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.

Plot summary



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



* 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



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."

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