June Thorburn attended the London premiere with Heathcliff, the black cat, who wore a diamond star brooch, diamond clips and a couple of bracelets worth a total value of $20,000.
Margaret Johnston plays June Thorburn's mother despite only being 12 years older in real life.
The Radio Times called the film "A depressing wallow in the sort of whimsy that Ealing foisted upon the world as British Realism".