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Jacqueline (1956 film)

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Wikipedia article




'Jacqueline' is a 1956 British drama film shot in Belfast and directed by Roy Ward Baker. It is based on the novel 'The Grand Man' (1954) by Catherine Cookson.

Plot



Steel worker Mike McNeil's drinking spirals out of control when he loses his job due to vertigo at the Belfast shipyard. But his devoted young daughter Jacqueline vows to help him. She attempts to persuade a tough land-owner to give her troubled dad another chance.

Cast



Critical reception



Britmovie called the film "gushingly sentimental"; while Sky Movies called it "a likeable little drama with earnest performances and atmospheric background detail."

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