''Trouble with Eve'' is a low budget 1960 British

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directed by Francis Searle and starring Hy Hazell, Sally Smith, Robert Urquhart and

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. It was based on the play ''Widows are Dangerous'' by June Garland. It was shot at Walton Studios. The film was released in the U.S. in 1964 as ''In Trouble With Eve''.

Premise

In the sleepy English village of Warlock, Louise Kingston (Hy Hazell) converts her cottage into "The Willow Tree", a commercial tearoom. However, scandal ensues when the local inspector gets caught with his pants down, and the tea room is rumoured to be a

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Cast

* Hy Hazell as Louise Kingston * Robert Urquhart as Bryan Maitland * Sally Smith as Eve Kingston *

as Roland Axbridge * Vera Day as Daisy Freeman * Grace Denbigh Russell as Mrs Mordant * Brenda Hogan as Angie Kingston Rigby * Denis Shaw as George Rigby *

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as Mrs Biddle * Frank Atkinson as Cabdriver * David Graham as Car Driver * Tony Quinn as Bellchambers * Bruce Seton as Colonel Digby-Phillpotts * Kim Shelley as Mrs Digby-Phillpotts * Bill Shine as Artist

Critical reception

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'' called the film "a barely average British comedy."

References

External links

* 1960 films 1960 comedy films Films directed by Francis Searle British comedy films Films shot at Nettlefold Studios Butcher's Film Service films 1960s English-language films 1960s British films {{1960s-UK-comedy-film-stub