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About
Battle-axe Emma Hornett dominates her hen-pecked husband Henry, his meek sister Edie and daughter Shirley. Shirley is to marry young sailor Albert,raised in an orphanage,and he and best man Carnoustie stay with the Hornetts on the eve of the wedding.
Theatrical
Dec 17, 1956
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Cast
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Peggy Mount
Emma Hornett
S
Shirley Eaton
Shirley Hornett
R
Ronald Lewis
Albert Tuffnell
C
Cyril Smith
Henry Hornett
E
Esma Cannon
Edie Hornett
G
Gordon Jackson
Carnoustie Bligh
G
Geoffrey Keen
Rev Mr. Purefoy
T
Thora Hird
Mrs Lack
J
Joy Webster
Daphne Pink
E
Eliot Makeham
Uncle Brummell
F
Fred Griffiths
Taxi Driver
E
Edie Martin
Little Woman In Church
B
Barbara Hicks
Little Girl's Mother
A
Alfie Bass
Organist (Uncredited)
M
Michael Caine
Sailor (Uncredited)
P
Paul Eddington
Bearded Sailor (Uncredited)
