Celia

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Celia is a 1949 British comedy-thriller second feature ('B') film directed by Francis Searle and starring Hy Hazell, Bruce Lester and John Bailey. Denis Wreford was the art director, Jimmy Sangster was second assistant and Phil Leakey handled makeup. It was written by A.R. Rawlinson and Searle, with additional dialogue by Roy Plomley, and was based on the 1948 BBC radio serial of the same title by Edward J. Mason. It was made by Hammer Films. It began production on 4 April 1949, and was completed on 12 May. It was released on 29 August 1949 to generally good reviews. The film had a built-in audience made up of listeners to the Celia BBC radio program, and Hammer thought the film would make Hy Hazell a star.