Hindle Wakes is a 1952 British drama film, directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Lisa Daniely, Brian Worth, Leslie Dwyer and Sandra Dorne.

[1] It was the fourth screen adaptation of the 1912 play by Stanley Houghton, dealing with a young woman engaging in a holiday sexual flirtation, regardless of the disapproval of her parents or wider society.

Glimpses of the cotton mills, of the Hindle inmates, of Blackpool amusement park and Wakes Week give it a lively background and, although the acting is generally rather weak, the entertainment as a whole has simple and direct appeal.

"[2] Kine Weekly wrote "The picture takes a little time to warm up – its initial Cook’s tour of Blackpool and Llandudno, although colourful and conducive to correct atmosphere, is somewhat repetitious – but the concluding chapters, culminating with the heroine’s defiant stand against convention, express sentiments that are certain to appeal to the majority.

Lisa Daniely looks attractive at all times and impresses in the big scene as Jenny, and Brian Worth is very true to type as the weak and vacillating Alan.

Joan Hickson excels as the spiteful and grasping Mrs. Hawthorne and gives validity to the soundly chosen supporting cast, which includes extras recruited from visitors to the 1952 CEA Conference.

The story of a Lancashire mill lass who refuses to marry the boss's son after spending her summer factory holiday with him at Blackpool is hardly likely to raise the eyebrows of the prudish or the pulse rate of the thrill-seeker.