Spring in Park Lane

1948
1h 40m

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A diamond merchant's niece falls for his new footman who is really an impoverished aristocrat.A diamond merchant's niece falls for his new footman who is really an impoverished aristocrat.A diamond merchant's niece falls for his new footman who is really an impoverished aristocrat.

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7.1/10

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

Trivia
"Spring in Park Lane (1948)" was the most popular film in the U.K. for the year 1948. According to the British Film Institute in 2004, it had fifth place in all-time ticket sales in the United Kingdom. As of 2017, its 20.5 million U.K. attendance was still the largest audience for any wholly British movie. It was highly rated and well received in the U.S. as well.

Goofs
Uncle Joshua refers to the girls in a Gauguin painting (which is not shown) as being "slant-eyed." Gauguin painted the natives of Tahiti, in the South Pacific. They are not slant-eyed.

Quotes
Judy Howard: Well, where is Perkins?
Lord Richard: Oh, he's butling about somewhere.

Crazy credits
About one-third into the movie, the screen runs credits that introduce the Borechester family: "Borechester Towers. Ancestral seat of the Marquis of Borechester. "A.D. 1100. The Normans started building the walls... "A.D. 1300. The family started hanging their pictures on the walls... "A.D. 1939. The R.A.F. took over and started scribbling on the walls... "A.D. 1947. A Stately home of England -- with the state coming nearer every budget."

Connections
Featured in The Ultimate Film (2004)

Soundtracks
The Moment I Saw You
Words by Harold Purcell
Music by Manning Sherwin

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Charming and witty romance

This is a lighthearted, very British romance with a fine cast. The story revolves around a merchant's daughter, Anna Neagle as Judy, who falls in love with their new servant, Richard, played by Michael Wilding, who is actually a nobleman fallen on hard times temporarily. As dancing partners they are sublime in the gentle romantic interludes which create lovely highlights to the movie. Don't miss it. The script moves along well with witty dialogue and interesting interaction among the characters. Excellent British fare with lots of charm.