Love's a Luxury

Love's a Luxury, also known as The Caretaker's Daughter, is a 1952 British second feature comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Hugh Wakefield, Derek Bond and Michael Medwin. It is version of the stage play of the same name by Edward Hole and Guy Paxton, and was made by the Manchester-based Mancunian Films.

Plot
A theatre producer and an actor try and have a quiet week in a country cottage. Their efforts are thwarted by the arrival of a variety of wives, girlfriends and scoutmasters.

Cast

 * Hugh Wakefield as Charles Pentwick
 * Derek Bond as Robert Bentley
 * Michael Medwin as Dick Pentwick
 * Helen Shingler as Mrs. Pentwick
 * Zena Marshall as Fritzi Villiers
 * Bill Shine as Clarence Mole
 * Patricia Raine as Molly Harris
 * Grace Arnold as Mrs. Harris

Critical reception
Monthly Film Bulletin said "An absurd farce, with impersonations, misunderstandings and dressing-ups galore; people who find these funny will no doubt find them funny."

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Typically long and hoary Mancunian farce."