Main Cast: John Blythe, Esma Cannon, Hazel Court, Jimmy Hanley, Dennis Harkin
Release Year: 1947
Country: UK
Run Time: 97 minutes
Plot
Holiday Camp was a British comedy that served the same purpose as Hollywood's The Egg and I--to act as the launching pad for a successful B-movie series. The film takes place at a British summer resort, where various character types interact. A murderer on the loose invades the camp, but the damage he does is slight--and in some instances, his presence is beneficial. Among the secondary characters are the members of the suburban Huggett family, headed by Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison. They proved popular enough to be spun off into a "Hardy Family" style series of their own, with such titles as Here Come the Huggetts, Vote for Huggett and The Huggetts Abroad. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
It documents a post-war working-class London family's annual visit to a summer holiday camp. It was the first film to feature the Huggett family who would go on to star in the Huggetts Trilogy. It resonated with post-war audiences, and was very successful.
