When her sister dies, a nightclub singer is left with her children. In order to raise the children properly, she leaves her singing career and takes her new family to a farm.
Is this worth a watch? If you have a soft spot for British cinema from the thirties, sure. It’s light, it’s a bit silly, and it moves at a pace that feels like a Sunday afternoon nap. If you’re looking for high-stakes drama or anything that hits with real emotional weight, you’ll probably find yourself scrolling on you...
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"Is this worth a watch? If you have a soft spot for British cinema from the thirties, sure. It’s light, it’s a bit silly, and it moves at a pace that feels like a Sunday afternoon nap. If you’re looking for high-stakes drama or anything that hits with real emotional weight, you’ll probably find yourself scrolling on your phone halfway through. Cicely Courtneidge is doing all the heavy lifting here, and honestly, she’s the only reason this thing stays afloat. The whole premise of a nightclub sing..."
Leslie Arliss, Ralph Spence, Stafford Dickens
United Kingdom
