Spring in Park Lane

Date: 1948
Director: Herbert Wilcox
Production Company: Imperadio (Herbert Wilcox Productions)

Stars: Anna Neagle, Michael Wilding, Tom Walls
Location(s): London, Sussex

Region(s): ,

Storyline:

The story is about a merchant’s daughter who falls in love with their new servant, who is actually a nobleman fallen temporarily on hard times.

Additional Information:

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  • 22 Jul 2017

As the credits roll we are treated to scenes around Park Lane, London W1. A colour version of this shot is seen at the beginning of 'Maytime in Mayfair', the gardens feature in 'The Iron Maiden' and the lodge, which was demolished in 1959 as part of the Park Lane Improvement Scheme, also appears in 'This Happy Breed' as well as 'Keep It Clean'.

Peter's picture captures today's view.

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  • 22 Jul 2017

Another view of the lodge near Stanhope Gate on Park Lane with the trees of Hyde Park filling the background.

This is taken from where the north most lodge would have been advises Peter.

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  • 22 Jul 2017

The camera pans around to look north up Park Lane, London W1, at the junction with Deaney Street. The expensive apartment buildings are still there today, the road has been widened into a dual carriageway.

Peter provides this comparison shot.

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Judy Howard (Anna Neagle)knocks on the door of her Uncle Joshua Howard's (Tom Walls) home.

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Uncle Joshua's Housekeeper Kate O'Malley (Josephine Fitzgerald) and Housemaid Rosie (Lana Morris) pause at the pillar box outside the house next door.

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Judy visits London Airport, probably Heathrow rather than Croydon, with Lord Richard (Michael Wilding). The aircraft is probably an Avro Type 685 York, high wing, tail dragger, low passenger windows, triple fins, though only two visible. Registration G-AGNL? and with a possible Union Jack on the tail, is likely to be BOAC airplane.

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  • 30 Jul 2018

The movie's Borechester Towers, home of the Marquis of Borechester (Nicholas Phipps). This is Herstmonceux Castle, near Hailsham, Sussex. Also seen in 'The Statue'. (SD)

A castle of red brick. (SD)

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  • 07 Aug 2017

Lord Richard and Judy race back from the airport . . . . Steve Cook tells us that this is in Rottingdean in East Sussex, looking north from the pond on The Green.

From 1897 to 1903, the house on the left was home to Rudyard Kipling. SD

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  • 07 Aug 2017

. . . . speeding past and heading through a village. Steve Cook advises that this is the pond on The Green in Rottingdean near Brighton. Also seen in 'Shadow of Fear' (1963).

The decorative coloured bows were for the Rottingdean and Saltdean Lions Fayre. SD