Cotton Queen

The niece of a mill-owner goes undercover in the mill of a rival, where she gets mixed up in romantic antics.

Cast

Mary Lawson

as Joan Todcastle

Stanley Holloway

as Sam Owen

Will Fyffe

as Bill Todcastle

Helen Haye

as Margaret Owen

Jimmy Hanley

as Jack Owen

Marcelle Rogez

as Zita De La Rue

C. Denier Warren

as Joseph Cotter (as Denier Warren)

D.J. Williams

as Thompson

Syd Courtenay

as The Mayor

Syd Crossley

as Shearman

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Well if you ever wondered about the source of the song "On Ilkley Moor Bar Tat" then you will find the answer in this little retrospective on life in the Lancashire mill towns in the 1930s. The storyline is completely incidental; it's a comic-drama that demonstrates the friendly rivalries and sense ...

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