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Squibs
From Gaumont-British Picture Corporation · Real Art Productions
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Squibs, a cockney flowerseller with a father overwhelmed by gambling debts wins through with the help of assorted friends and a romantically inclined policeman.
Cast & crew
Directed by Henry Edwards
Betty Balfour
Gordon Harker
Stanley Holloway
Margaret Yarde
Morris Harvey
Michael Shepley
Drusilla Wills
O.B. Clarence
Ronald ShinerSimilar titles
Reviews · from TMDB members
CinemaSerfJun 19, 2022
This is quite an unremarkable triple header that sees the slightly dodgy Gordon Harker ("Hopkins") caught in the middle of a love triangle between his flower-seller daughter "Squibs" (Betty Balfour) and their local beat constable "Charley" (Stanley Holloway). You might recall that Balfour has already had a kick at this particular ball, having made it before (in 1921) and though she still has some quality to her performance, she is simply too old for her "Eliza Dolittle" style… Read more
role here, and that really sets the whole project a-struggling. That said, she can still hold a tune - and there are a few toe-tapping musical numbers from the pen of Al Goodhart to add some value. Holloway is also on reasonable form, and there is still a soupçon of charm from a tale of a simple romance, but sadly this film is one to watch out of respect for a star now on the wain, and just leave it at that.