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directed by Charles Saunders and starring

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and Robert Raglan. It was written by Brandon Fleming.

Plot

A down-trodden clerk finds newfound fame as the director of a racy lingerie firm, after an innocent encounter with a fast woman is misreported and earns him the reputation of a suburban Romeo.

Cast

as George Potter *

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as Vera Clandon *

Marjorie Rhodes Marjorie Rhodes (9 April 1897 – 4 July 1979) was a British actress. She was born Millicent Wise in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire. Career One of her better-known roles was as Lucy Fitton, the mother in Bill Naughton's pl ...

as Marjorie Potter *

Bruce Seton Sir Bruce Lovat Seton, 11th Baronet (29 May 1909 – 28 September 1969) was a British actor and soldier. He is best remembered for his lead role in ''Fabian of the Yard''. Early life Bruce Lovat Seton was born in Simla, British India, the yo ...

as James Pelly * Robert Raglan as Crosby *

as Jennifer Potter * Richard Thorp as Dennis Potter *

as Detective Sergeant Bolton * Patrick Holt as Middleton *

Ewen Solon Peter Ewen Solon (7 September 1917 – 7 July 1985) was a New Zealand-born actor, who worked extensively in both the United Kingdom and Australia. At the outbreak of World War II, Solon became a member of the First Echelon, 2nd NZEF that saw ser ...

as Inspector Bradley * Alex Macintosh as TV Interviewer * Reginald Hearne as Bannister * Deidre Mayne as Miss Morton *

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as Mrs. Middleton * Alexander Field as tramp *

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as sergeant

Production

Much of the film was shot at

Southall Studios Southall Studios was a film studio located in Southall, Middlesex (now West London) which operated between 1924 and 1958. The studio was a vibrant and productive part of Southall's cultural history. At its peak – in the early 1950s – the fi ...

Critical reception

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'' wrote: "A light-hearted, heavy-handed domestic comedy, with the satirical point that the way to success is to acquire an undeserved reputation as a philanderer. Charles Victor and Marjorie Rhodes give amusing 'character' performances, but the rest of the cast, including Frances Day, exhibit no striking aptitude." ''

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'' wrote that a "good performance by Victor and an intelligent script lift this one above the ranks." The film historians Steve Chibnall and

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wrote: "The film is quite neatly structured but, without the coherence which Victor's sympathetic understanding of the central character gives, it would seem much thinner than it does. Its comedy centres on the drabness of an oppressive domestic situation and, in the flowering of George Potter, what may be lost in unthinking conformity to a routine."Steve Chibnall &

, ''The British 'B' Film'', Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, p. 204.

References

External links

* {{Portalbar, 1950s, Film, London British crime films 1957 films 1957 crime films Films directed by Charles Saunders Films shot at Southall Studios 1950s English-language films 1950s British films English-language crime films