''The Lady Craved Excitement'' is a 1950 British comedy film directed by

Francis Searle Francis Searle (14 March 1909 – 31 July 2002) was an English film director, writer and producer. He was active in the post-Second World War cinema industry. Amongst the films he directed were '' The Lady Craved Excitement'' (1950), '' One Way Out ...

and written by

John Gilling John Gilling (29 May 1912 – 22 November 1984) was an English film director and screenwriter, born in London. He was known for his horror movies, especially those he made for Hammer Films, for whom he directed ''The Shadow of the Cat'' (1961) ...

. It featured Hy Hazell,

Michael Medwin Michael Hugh Medwin, OBE (18 July 1923 – 26 February 2020) was an English actor and film producer. Life and career Medwin was born in London. He was educated at Canford School, Dorset, and the Institute Fischer, Montreux, Switzerland. He ...

and

Sid James Sidney James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a British actor and comedian whose career encompassed radio, television, stage and screen. He was best known for numerous roles in the Carry On film series. Born to a mi ...

. An early Hammer film, it is significant as one of five films shot at

Oakley Court Oakley Court is a Victorian Gothic country house set in overlooking the River Thames at Water Oakley in the civil parish of Bray in the English county of Berkshire. It was built in 1859 and is currently a hotel. It is a Grade II* listed bu ...

and the first to feature its famous exterior, located next door to

Bray Studios Bray Productions was a pioneering American animation studio that produced several popular cartoons during the years of World War I and the early interwar era, becoming a springboard for several key animators of the 20th century, including the ...

Plot

Cabaret artists Pat and Johnny's careers are hampered by Pat's craving for excitement. She leads them into a number of dangerous situations, but also help to uncover a conspiracy to smuggle valuable works of art out of the country.

Cast

* Hy Hazell as Pat *

as Johnny * Sidney James as Carlo *

Thelma Grigg Thelma Grigg (born Thelma Emerson, 13 September 1911 – 29 May 2003) was an Australian actress. She was first hired as an extra for Cinesound Productions in 1937. She made her stage debut in a 1939 production of '' The Women'' by Clare Boothe Lu ...

as Julia Lafaine *

Andrew Keir Andrew Keir (né Buggy, 3 April 19265 October 1997) was a Scottish actor who appeared in a number of films made by Hammer Film Productions in the 1960s. He was also active in television, and especially in the theatre, in a professional career ...

as Septimus K. Peterson * Danny Green as Boris *

John Longden John Longden (11 November 1900 – 26 May 1971) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1926 and 1964, including five films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Biography Longden was born in the West Indies, the son o ...

as Inspector James * Ian Wilson as Mugsy * Barbara Hamilton as 1st Chorus Girl * Jasmine Dee as 2nd Chorus Girl *

Gordon Mulholland Gordon Mulholland (30 April 1921, Cape Town, South Africa – 30 June 2010, East London, South Africa) was a British actor best known for his performances in the TV soap opera ''The Villagers'' and the movie '' Jock of the Bushveld''. Early li ...

as Lunatic

Critical reception

''Britmovie'' wrote, "barely watchable by today’s standards (and probably not much more tolerable at the time), it nevertheless remains of passing interest for its cast, which includes Michael Medwin, Sid James and

, all of them then in the early stages of what would prove to be lengthy and successful careers."

References

1950 films British comedy films 1950 comedy films Hammer Film Productions films Films set in London Films directed by Francis Searle Films based on radio series British black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films {{1950s-UK-comedy-film-stub