A double-bill of Gracie Fields films - Love, Life and Laughter (1934) and Sing As We Go (1934). Born in Rochdale, Gracie Fields was a comedienne and singer who charmed English Music Hall audiences with her Northern Lass persona before becoming a top...
A double-bill of Gracie Fields films - Love, Life and Laughter (1934) and Sing As We Go (1934). Born in Rochdale, Gracie Fields was a comedienne and singer who charmed English Music Hall audiences with her Northern Lass persona before becoming a top box-office draw at the cinema and Britain’s highest paid actress during the 1930s. In Love, Life & Laughter, a modern interpretation of the romance between Nell Gwyn and Charles I, Gracie plays publican’s daughter Nellie, who falls for Prince Charles of Granau, only to be let down in love when duty and ascension to the throne means he cannot continue the romance. Sing As We Go finds Gracie out of work when the local mill closes. She heads to Blackpool to find a job where her adventures include playing cupid to her two friends, and helping to negotiate the re-opening of the mill into which she will triumphantly lead the workers back.


