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directed by

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and starring

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, Hugh McDermott and

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. It was made at the

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Vandyke Productions for release as a

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. It was one of three back-to-back productions Guillermin directed for the company at Walton Studios, along with '' Smart Alec'' and '' Four Days'',. It was released in the U.S. as ''School for Brides''.

Synopsis

A married couple, Dick and Janet Lawson, both face temptations while separated for a few days. Dick meets an attractive female fellow-traveller in

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while Janet accidentally spends a night aboard a

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ship with a male friend after she is stranded following a party. Despite knowing the essential innocence of both husband and wife, their sinister new butler, Ford, uses information about their escapades to demand

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payments.

Cast

Production

Like ''Smart Alec'', this film is based on a script by Alec Coppel.

Critical reception

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'' gave the film two out of five stars, calling it an "innocuous comedy," but also finding it "enjoyable."

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