This work has been selected by scholars as being cultura. Set during wakes week in a lancashire mill town hindle wakes is based on the vivid and controversial play by stanley houghton. The first sound version of hindle wakes is more concerned with the issues of the play than the famous visual extravaganza that the. Hindle wakes act i scene 1 the scene is triangular, representing a corner of the livingroom kitchen of no, 7, burnley roady hindle, a house rented at about is, 6d. In 1930 however, it was both well known as film and play, and of course wakes weeks were much a part of real life. Hindle wakes by stanley houghton, directed by gus kaikkonen for the mint theater company, ravishes the audience with ironic modernism. After a chance meeting with millowners son alan jeffcoate john stuart, fanny spends a. Peter brown places this as preston, now platform 6 but platform 8 when it was filmed following considerable changes. The round arch over an entrance to the now demolished butler street ticket office can be seen top left. Hindle wakes is a 1952 british drama film, directed by arthur crabtree and starring lisa daniely and leslie dwyer. Hindle wakes play, a stage play by stanley houghton written in 1910 hindle wakes 1918 film, a 1918 british silent film drama, based on the play hindle wakes 1927 film, a 1927 british silent film drama, based on the play hindle wakes 1931 film, a 1931 british film drama, based on the play hindle wakes 1952 film, a 1952 british film drama, based on the play. Directors maurice elvey cast includes estelle brody, john stuart, norman mckinnell, marie ault, humberston wright, gladys jennings. The 1927 production was wellbudgeted, made extensive use of location filming in manchester and blackpool, and is generally held by film.
Hindle wakes 1952 cast and crew a factory worker lisa daniely falls for her boss son brian worth but enlists the aid of her girlfriend to keep it a secret. Admittedly it takes a long road to get there, but once it does it is a very insightful look at the hypocrisy of those sexual politics towards women. As its pretty unlikely either maurice elveys 1918 and 1927 silent versions or victor savilles creaky 1931 talkie will be screened, youd better make the. This production of hindle wakes by director arthur crabtree is the fourth and final film adaptation of stanley houghtons controversial play from the 1910s, having been produced twice in the silent era and as a very early talkie in the late 20s. Hindle wakes is a 1931 british film drama, directed by victor saville for gainsborough pictures and starring belle chrystall and john stuart. Directed by maurice elvey, assisted by victor saville. The start of the wakes sees workers leaving their jobs for a well earned break. While on seaside holiday with her girlfriend mary, a pretty factory worker named jenny is attracted to alan, son of the owner of the mill where she works. The film was the fourth and last screen adaptation of the famous stanley houghton play of the 1910s, dealing with an independentminded young woman insisting on her right to enjoy a sexual flirtation regardless of the disapproval of family or society. Stanley houghtons enduring 1912 stage play hindle wakes had already been twice adapted for the screen when this first talkie version was released in 1931. It also lends itself to some of the other module topics. The plays title refers to the wakes week holiday in the fictional town of hindle and is also a pun on the name of a. Features accordion, clarinet, clavinet, cornet, tin can violin, upright bass, and.
A forgotten playwright, freshly minted stanley houghtons final play, a study of provincial hypocrisy in vicwardian england, is being staged in the u. British production companies like the stoll film company and. The third film version of a, once controversial, stanley houghton play. This film centres around the activities of a young couple and its effect on their respective families.
Factory girls fanny hawthorn and mary hollins decide to take their vacation at blackpool britains version of coney island. This 1952 version is, to my shame, the only adaptation i have seen. Chief among these is maurice elveys hindle wakes, recently released on dvd by milestone film and video. For many, hindle wakes is englands equivalent to ibsens the dolls house.
A level film studiesthe wjec a2 scheme includes two modules on silent cinema. Every day, we bring you the best of the best, the fantastic familiar films and hidden gems, to answer that ageold question. Asquiths tell england 1931, completed nearly two years later. Hindle wakes by stanley houghton overdrive rakuten. Hindle wakes, which has been filmed five times from 1918 to 1976, is based on the 1912 fouract play by stanley houghton, which caused such a sensation in england that it was end page 9 banned from being produced at oxford. Ken marks and sandra shipley in hindle wakes by stanley houghton, directed by gus. Although it was written more than 100 years ago, it raises issues of sex, love, ethics and morality that still stir controversy. During wakes week, the hindle mill workers go on holiday to blackpool.
Though neither of these covers british film in the 1920s, hindle wakes offers an interesting comparison in terms of style and narrative. Based on a famous play about life in the lancashire mills the title refers to vacation time for mill workers in a small town, it was a british version of a dolls house which scandalized audiences. Estelle brody, norman mckinnel and humberstone wright. Two original scores by in the nursery and philip carli. Outer banks star madelyn cline answers our five burning questions about her favorite film genre, her tv crush, and more. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It seems an amazing coincidence that the film version of hindle wakes was showing at the cinemas just at the time in 1952 when hartley, a food writer known to not be above a bit of inventive decoration, was sitting down to write her food in england. Ahead of his time, the playwright created young female protagonists with sexual openness and independent spirits. A thoroughly enjoyable, readily accessible play with the unlikely title, hindle wakes, awaits audiences delectation. Must admit when i first heard of the film i too misunderstood the title. Alternativeindie rock experimental rock film music postpunk soundtracks. The hindle to blackpool special leaves for the coast.
It is wakes week in the lancashire town of hindle, the annual holiday when the cotton mills close down. I saw the silent film a few years ago, and it was laid out differently, possibly for the better, but this is an outstanding play for its time 1910 and came under a lot of fire for having such a strongminded female protagonist. Performed live at the trylon microcinema in 2014 by ipsifendus collective. There are two musical scores available for the film, an original traditional by philip carli and a more modern accompaniment by the industrial british group in the nursery.
Of all the countless offbroadway troupes, none has a more distinctive mission or a higher artistic batting average than the mint theater company. Hindle wakes a play in three acts by stanley houghton. Stanley houghton s popular play of lancashire life had been filmed before in 1927 d. The film is adapted from stanley houghtons 1912 stage play of the same name, which had previously been filmed twice as a silent in 1918 and 1927. Belle chrystal stars as fanny hawthorne, a lancashire mill worker who gets more than she bargained for when taking her annual weekend holiday.
Stanley houghtons hindle wakes, an obscure british play from 1912 thats been dusted off and revivified by the mint theater company, begins with a storm. It shows fully what the silent cinema was capable of when all the necessary elements were in place. If you have any information regarding this film, any of the stills, or even better, some now shots please contact us. Fanny hawthorne works in the large cotton mill in hindle, like her father and most of the town. Led by film advocate john farr, the best movies by farr team works as a quality filter for the discerning moviegoer. The plays title refers to the wakes week holiday in the fictional town of hindle and is also a pun on the name of a traditional lancashire chicken dish. Unavailable per item a lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owners son while on holiday. Admirably, in this play from 1910 houghton championed womens freedoms. When fannys parents discover the truth, they set out to ensure that alan will do the decent thing and marry her only to discover that fanny has her own ideas on the matter. The film also avoids devolving too much into hysterics. Lancashire mills and blackpool beaches of hindle wakes 1931, the thatched. One film that fits into that category is their newest release, maurice elveys hindle wakes.
Mill girl jenny hawthorne meets alan jeffcote, the millowners son, and they go to llandudno to spend a secret weekend together. The story of two nonmarried lovers and how their parents want to settle their little fling. Such was the resentment of the dominance of the american film industry at that time, publicists said that she was canadian. During wakes week, a lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owners son. British film british by genre rare tv us film us by genre world cinema alternative cinema christmas peter owenjones hindle wakes 1931 hindle wakes 1931. Of all of these films though, the one which still stands out for me as the. The first talking version of the once popular moral gender play hindle wakes 1931. When she agrees to spend a week with the young man, jenny enlists her roommates help to keep this liaison a secret. Its tale of a strong minded girl and families in crisis shocked the establishment and remains a fascinating insight to the times and morals of the period.
When this is discovered, their families decide they must marry, for conventions sake. With leslie dwyer, lisa daniely, brian worth, sandra dorne. Ive never seen a production there that was a sliver less than superb. Based on the stage play by stanley houghton, this silent film by maurice elvey tells the story of a factory girl named fanny estelle brody who. Hindle wakes by stanley houghton directed by gus kaikkonen december 23, 2017 february 17, 2018. Hindle wakes 1927 brody was an american actor who worked with elvey in the uk between 192628. Hindle wakes original title 1h 22min drama, romance 1952 uk while on seaside holiday with her girlfriend mary, a pretty factory worker named jenny is attracted to alan, son of the owner of the mill where she works. Regarder hindle wakes film 1931 streaming en ligne, dvd, bluray, telechargement en qualite hd, hindle wakes, hindle wakes play, hindle wakes 1927, hindle wakes 1952 full movie, hindle wakes 1931, hindle wakes recipe, hindle wakes film 1952, hindle wakes beetham, hindle wakes imdb, hindle wakes full cast, hindle wakes maurice elvey 123films.
One of the first plays to have a working class female protagonist, hindle wakes was hugely controversial at the time of its writing. Her obituary by kevin brownlow describes brody and other residents of her retirement home watching hindle wakes. A highly embellished version of the dish appears in the 1954 food in england by dorothy hartley hartley 1954. A page devoted to news items, snippets of mainly silent film information, unfounded. My favourite part named the house of sorrow and beautifully accompanied by in the nursery.
Hindle wakes is all about the sexual politics of its era. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Hindle wakes was filmed four times, twice as a silent the first version, also directed by elvey, made in 1918 and twice in sound in 1931 and 1952. Houghtons best known play, hindle wakes has been filmed five times, most recently in 1976 as a tv film starring donald pleasance. I found both the 1927 maurice elvey victor saville film and arthur crabtrees 1952 version worth seeing, although the crabtree is not very well regarded. Great image restoration by the british film institute for this dvd edition of hindle wakes but the triumph here is the discs soundtrack, not so much in quality but meaning. Hawthorns and jeffcotes homes, hindle, near manchester, 1900s c. In the lefthand ivally low down, there is a door leading to the scullery.
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