# Children Galore

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{{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](/source/Terence_Fisher)
| producer       = Henry Passmore
| writer         = [John Bonnet](/source/John_Bonnet)<br />[Emery Bonnet](/source/Emery_Bonnet)<br />Peter Plaskett
| narrator       =
| starring       = [Eddie Byrne](/source/Eddie_Byrne)<br />[June Thorburn](/source/June_Thorburn)<br />[Betty Ann Davies](/source/Betty_Ann_Davies)
| music          =
| cinematography = Jonah Jones
| editing        = [Inman Hunter](/source/Inman_Hunter)
| studio         = Grendon Films
| distributor    = [General Film Distributors](/source/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](/source/comedy) film directed by [Terence Fisher](/source/Terence_Fisher) and starring [Eddie Byrne](/source/Eddie_Byrne) and [June Thorburn](/source/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](/source/John_Bonnet), [Emery Bonnet](/source/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](/source/Eddie_Byrne) as Zacky Jones
* [June Thorburn](/source/June_Thorburn) as Milly Ark
* [Betty Ann Davies](/source/Betty_Ann_Davies) as Mrs. Ark
* [Richard Leech](/source/Richard_Leech) as Harry Bunnion
* [Marjorie Rhodes](/source/Marjorie_Rhodes) as Ada Jones
* [Jack McNaughton](/source/Jack_McNaughton) as Pat Ark
* Violet Gould as Mrs. Bunnion
* Henry Caine as Bert Bunnion
* [Evan Thomas](/source/Evan_Thomas_(actor)) as Lord Redscarfe
* [Marjorie Hume](/source/Marjorie_Hume) as Lady Redscarfe
* [Lucy Griffiths](/source/Lucy_Griffiths_(actress%2C_born_1919)) as Miss Prescott
* Olive Milbourne as Miss Finch
* [Grace Arnold](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/David_Quinlan_(film_critic)) 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.](/source/Batsford_Books) |year=1984 |isbn=0-7134-1874-5 |location=London |pages=292}}</ref>

In the ''[Radio Times](/source/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>

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

{{Terence Fisher}}

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

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