Children Galore

{{Short description|1955 film by Terence Fisher}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}} {{Use British English|date=October 2014}} {{Infobox film | name = Children Galore | image = Children_Galore_(1955_film).jpg | caption = | director = Terence Fisher | producer = Henry Passmore | writer = John Bonnet<br />Emery Bonnet<br />Peter Plaskett | narrator = | starring = Eddie Byrne<br />June Thorburn<br />Betty Ann Davies | music = | cinematography = Jonah Jones | editing = Inman Hunter | studio = Grendon Films | distributor = General Film Distributors (UK) | released = {{Film date|1955|02||UK|df=y}} | runtime = 60 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Children Galore''''' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Eddie Byrne and June Thorburn.<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=Children Galore |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150025446 |access-date=16 November 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7885c9|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214175800/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a7885c9|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2017|title=Children Galore (1955)|publisher=BFI }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://allmovie.com/work/children-galore-87153|title=Children Galore (1954) – Terence Fisher – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related |publisher=Allmovie }}</ref> It was written by John Bonnet, Emery Bonnet and Peter Plaskett.

==Plot== A village squire offers to give away a cottage to a deserving family with the most grandchildren.

==Cast== {{div col}} * Eddie Byrne as Zacky Jones * June Thorburn as Milly Ark * Betty Ann Davies as Mrs. Ark * Richard Leech as Harry Bunnion * Marjorie Rhodes as Ada Jones * Jack McNaughton as Pat Ark * Violet Gould as Mrs. Bunnion * Henry Caine as Bert Bunnion * Evan Thomas as Lord Redscarfe * Marjorie Hume as Lady Redscarfe * Lucy Griffiths as Miss Prescott * Olive Milbourne as Miss Finch * Grace Arnold as Mrs. Gedge * Anna Turner as Louise * John Peters as plumber * John Lothar as postman * Jack Hartman as mate * David Ludlow as boy {{div col end}}

==Critical reception== ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' wrote: "The simple rustic humours exploited here prove alogether too simple, and the result is a cheerless and rather tasteless little comedy. A number of character players, affecting a number of rural accents, go down fighting."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1955 |title=Children Galore |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305816168 |journal=The Monthly Film Bulletin |volume=22 |issue=252 |pages=23 |id={{ProQuest|1305816168}} |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

In ''British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959'' David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Group-3 style comedy has neither depth nor taste; the cast works hard."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Quinlan |first=David |title=British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 |publisher=B.T. Batsford Ltd. |year=1984 |isbn=0-7134-1874-5 |location=London |pages=292}}</ref>

In the ''Radio Times'', David Parkinson rated the film two out of five stars, calling it "Fun in a very English sort of way, this programme filler has the advantage of being short and to the point."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/kt2c6/children-galore|title=Children Galore |publisher= RadioTimes }}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=0046853|title=Children Galore}}

Category:1955 films Category:Films directed by Terence Fisher Category:British comedy films Category:1955 comedy films Category:Films set in England Category:Films shot in East Sussex Category:1955 English-language films Category:1955 British films Category:British black-and-white films Category:English-language comedy films