''Three Hats for Lisa'' or ''One Day in London'' is a 1965 British musical

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directed by

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and starring Joe Brown,

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, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson.

Plot

Three young

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s take a day off work to meet Lisa Milan, an Italian movie star, at Heathrow airport. She travels with them and their taxi driver in search of some typically British hats. The rule of the game is to steal a hat from its wearer. Lisa wants a

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's helmet, a businessman's bowler, and the

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cap off a palace guard. A musical chase ensues around Swinging Sixties London, evading press and police.

Cast

* Joe Brown - Johnny Howjego *

- Lisa Milan * Una Stubbs - Flora *

- Sid Marks * Dave Nelson - Sammy *

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- Pepper * Seymour Green - Signor Molfino * Josephine Blake - Miss Penny *

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- Guards Officer * Michael Brennan - Police Sergeant *

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- Station Sergeant * Howard Douglas - Cinema caretaker * Dickie Owen - Policeman *

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- Truck driver * Arnold Bell - Hilton Doorman *

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- Reporter

Musical numbers

All songs were written by

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* "This is a Special Day" (written by Leslie Bricusse and Robin Beaumont)
Performed by Joe Brown * "The Boy on the Corner of the Street Where I Live"
Performed by Una Stubbs, Sandra Hampton and Beth McDonald * "Something Tells Me (I Shouldn’t Do This)"
Performed by Joe Brown, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson * "I'm the King of the Castle"
Performed by Joe Brown, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson * "Bermondsey"
Performed by Joe Brown, Sophie Hardy, Sid James, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson * "L O N D O N (London Town)"
Performed by Joe Brown, Sophie Hardy, Sid James, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson * "Three Hats for Lisa"
Performed by Joe Brown, Sophie Hardy, Sid James, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson * "Two Cockney Kids"
Performed by Joe Brown and Una Stubbs * "Have You Heard About Johnny Howjego?"
Performed by Sid James, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson and chorus * "That's What Makes A Girl A Girl"
Performed by Joe Brown, Sophie Hardy, Sid James, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson * "I Fell in Love With An Englishman"
Performed by Sophie Hardy * "A Man's World"
Performed by Sophie Hardy * "Covent Garden"
Performed by Joe Brown, Sophie Hardy, Sid James, Una Stubbs and Dave Nelson and chorus * "One Day in London"
Performed by Chorus * "St. Patrick's Day" (traditional)
performed by the Band of the Irish Guards

References

External links

1965 films British musical comedy films 1965 musical comedy films Films directed by Sidney Hayers Films shot at Pinewood Studios Films with screenplays by Talbot Rothwell 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{musical-comedy-film-stub