A Lady Mislaid
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| Directed by | David MacDonald |
| Written by | Frederick Gotfurt |
| Based on | A Lady Mislaid by Kenneth Horne |
| Produced by | Robert Hall |
| Starring | Phyllis Calvert Alan White Thorley Walters Gillian Owen |
| Cinematography | Norman Warwick |
| Edited by | Seymour Logie |
| Music by | Sydney John Kay |
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| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé (UK) |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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A Lady Mislaid is a 1958 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Phyllis Calvert, Alan White and Thorley Walters.[1][2] It was written by Frederick Gotfurt based on the 1948 play of the same name by Kenneth Horne.[3]
Plot
[edit | edit source]Esther and her sister Jennifer are spinsters. Esther has bought a remote country cottage, and has invited her novelist sister to stay for recuperation. Esther hasn't told Jennifer that a policeman had called, earlier, had explained that the police wanted to search the house and gardens for the body of the former owner's wife, and that she'd agreed. When a human skeleton is unearthed in the chicken coop, the finger of suspicion points firmly at the previous occupant, Mr. Smith; till it is discovered to be from an ancient Briton.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Phyllis Calvert as Esther Williams
- Alan White as Det. Sgt. Bullock
- Thorley Walters as Smith
- Gillian Owen as Jennifer
- Richard Leech as George
- Constance Fraser as Mrs. Small
- Sheila Shand Gibbs as Betty
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An attempt at a short comédie noire, thls film needs a more ruthless and macabre line in humour to exploit a promising situation. Conventional characters and a flagging plot produce, instead of the witty melodrama that might have emerged, a tame piece of make-believe."[4]
The Radio Times gave the film two out of five stars, writing: "A quaint idea and a decent cast make perfectly respectable entertainment out of an hour-long British programmer, but there's not much more to be said for it."[5]
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External links
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- 1958 films
- 1958 comedy films
- British black-and-white films
- British comedy films
- British films based on plays
- Films directed by David MacDonald (director)
- Films shot at Associated British Studios
- 1950s English-language films
- 1950s British films
- Films scored by Sydney John Kay
- English-language comedy films
- 1950s British comedy film stubs