Fast and Loose (1954 film)
| Fast and Loose | |
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.jpg) British poster by Eric Pulford | |
| Directed by | Gordon Parry |
| Produced by | Teddy Baird |
| Written by | |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Philip Green |
| Cinematography |
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| Edited by | Frederick Wilson |
Production company |
Group Film Productions Limited |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release dates | February 1954 (UK) |
Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Fast and Loose is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Stanley Holloway, Kay Kendall and Brian Reece. It was based on A Cuckoo in the Nest by Ben Travers, the first of his Aldwych farces.
Plot
An unmarried couple are forced to adopt a series of pretexts when they stay at a country inn together with only one spare room.[1]
Cast
- Stanley Holloway - Major George Crabb
- Kay Kendall - Carol Hankin
- Brian Reece - Peter Wickham
- Charles Victor - Lumper
- June Thorburn - Barbara 'Babsie' Wickham
- Reginald Beckwith - Reverend Tripp-Johnson
- Vida Hope - Gladys
- Joan Young - Mrs. Gullett, Inn Manageress
- Fabia Drake - Mrs Crabb
- Dora Bryan - Mary Rawlings, the maid
- Aubrey Mather - Noony
- Toke Townley - Alfred
- Alexander Gauge - Hankin
- Eliot Makeham - Railway porter
- John Warren - Chauffeur
Critical reception
TV Guide called the film an "unfunny remake of A Cuckoo in the Nest(1933)." [2]
References
- ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | FAST AND LOOSE (1954)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- ↑ "Fast And Loose Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
External links
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