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Madame Louise
Madame Louise
	Richard Hearne, Petula Clark & Garry Marsh
Directed by	Maclean Rogers
Screenplay by	Michael Pertwee
Based on	the play Madame Louise (1945) by Vernon Sylvaine
Produced by	Ernest G. Roy
Starring	Richard Hearne; Petula Clark; Garry Marsh
Cinematography	Wilkie Cooper
Edited by	Charles Hasse
Music by	Wilfred Burns
Production; company	Nettlefold Films
Distributed by	Butcher's Film Service (UK)
Release date	1 October 1951 (UK);
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Madame Louise (also known as The Madame Gambles), is a 1951 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and produced by Ernest G. Roy, starring Richard Hearne, Petula Clark, Garry Marsh and Richard Gale.^[2] It is loosely based on the 1945 play Madame Louise by Vernon Sylvaine.

Plot summary

In order to settle her debts, the owner of a dress shop transfers control to a bookmaker, Mr Trout. Trout is wanted by a gang of criminals and much mayhem follows, causing the usual stunts by Mr Pastry. He has patented a dress, modelled by the resourceful assistant Miss Penny, which can be transformed from a day dress to an evening dress and other modes by the removal of the sleeves and part of the skirt. A good deal of slapstick is involved, with Hearne's acrobatic agility being much in evidence. All is well at the end of the film as the dress shop owner recovers her business (due to Mr Pastry's incompetence) and Pastry is rewarded by being made her business partner.

Cast

Richard Hearne as Mr Pastry
Petula Clark as Miss Penny
Garry Marsh as Mr Trout
Richard Gale as Lieutenant Edwards
Doris Rogers as Mrs Trout
Hilda Bayley as Madmoiselle
Charles Farrell as Felling
Robert Adair as Bookmaker
Anita Sharp-Bolster as Cafe Proprietress
Vic Wise as Curly
Harry Fowler as Trout's clerk
John Powe as Dumbo
Pauline Johnson as Pearl
Mavis Greenaway as Mannequin
Pat Raphael as Mannequin
Doorn Van Steyne as Mannequin
Mackenzie Ward as Business Man
Gerald Rex as Messenger

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This is not a particularly good comedy even of its type; it may amuse firm Mr. Pastry fans but Petula Clark is completely wasted in a coy love affair".^[3]

Today's Cinema wrote: "The production word, if unpretentious, is competent; and the experienced hand of Maclean Rogers has kept the action moving fast and furiously. A pleasant little film successfully aimed at the vast market for unsophisticated British comedy...Richard Hearne virtually carries the whole film, which owes all its best moments to his unflagging agility."^[4]