Looking on the Bright Side

1932
1h 21m

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Gracie and Laurie are lovers who together form a musical act. Gracie sings and Laurie writes the songs, but when Laurie gets a taste of fame, he runs off after a glamorous actress.Gracie and Laurie are lovers who together form a musical act. Gracie sings and Laurie writes the songs, but when Laurie gets a taste of fame, he runs off after a glamorous actress.Gracie and Laurie are lovers who together form a musical act. Gracie sings and Laurie writes the songs, but when Laurie gets a taste of fame, he runs off after a glamorous actress.

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5.9/10

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Trivia
This film's earliest documented USA telecast took place in Los Angeles Saturday 10 September 1949 on KTTV (Channel 11). Since it had never been shown theatrically in USA this presentation also marked its USA premiere.

Quotes
Oscar Schultz: Dry your eyes, powder your nose, put on that lovely new dress and I'll take you out to supper.
Miss Joy: Which lovely new dress Oscar?
Oscar Schultz: The one wot looks like its cut by the censor.

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Featured in Those British Faces: A Tribute to Gracie Fields 1898-1979 (1993)

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Looking On the Bright Side
(uncredited)
Written by Howard Flynn
Performed by Gracie Fields

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Gracie Fields Showcase

In her second film, Gracie Fields stars as a woman who works as a manicurist in the same salon as her boyfriend Laurie (Richard Dolman) who works as a hair dresser. They have apartments across the alley from each other and dream of success. He wants to write songs and she wants to sing.

A snooty showgirl who is a customer (Wyn Richmond) invites Laurie to a party where a theatrical producer (Julian Rose) is intrigued by his songs and by Gracie's singing. He signs Laurie to write some song and showbiz goes to his head. Laurie and Gracie break up.

Gracie gets fired from her manicurist job and is forced to take a job as a policewoman. Laurie bombs as a songwriter and the showgirl dumps him. Gracie eventually gets fired from her copper job and is forced to seek out the producer for a job as a singer. Will she be a success? Will she and Laurie get back together?

Gracie Fields is a dynamo here, singing up a storm and digging into the film's dramatic scenes and comedy. Dolman is OK, but Rose and Richmond are very good. Viola Compton is also very good as the police sergeant.

Fields gets to sing the title song as well as "I Hate You," "After Tonight We Say Goodbye," "You're More Than All the World to Me," and the comic "He's Dead But He Won't Lie Down."

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