Operation Cupid
| Operation Cupid | |
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| Directed by | Charles Saunders |
| Written by | Jack Taylor Brock Williams |
| Produced by | Guido Coen |
| Starring | Charles Farrell Avice Landone Wallas Eaton Harold Goodwin |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Peter Pitt |
| Music by | Malcolm Lockyer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Operation Cupid is a 1960 British second feature ('B')[1] comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Charles Farrell, Avice Landone and Wallas Eaton.[2][3][4] It was written by Jack Taylor and Brock Williams.
Plot
[edit | edit source]A gang of criminals win a marriage agency during a card game and plan to use it to arrange a lucrative marriage for one of their gang to an extremely wealthy heiress.[5]
Cast
[edit | edit source]- Charles Farrell as Charlie Stevens
- Avice Landone as Mrs. Mountjoy
- Wallas Eaton as Cecil
- Harold Goodwin as Mervyn
- Norma Parnell as Lola
- Charles Clay as Mr. Cupid
- Wally Patch as bookmaker
- Pauline Shepherd as Sylvie
- Neil Hallett as Tom
- Roy Jefferies as insurance representative
- Edward Malin as Smelly
- Audrey Nicholson as nurse
- George Patterson as Monty
- Colin Rix as postman
- Beth Rogan as barmaid
- David Saire as Claude
- Bruce Seton as representative
- Martin Sterndale as foreman
Production
[edit | edit source]It was made at Twickenham Studios in west London.[3]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This artless comedy opens promisingly, but poverty of invention, uneven direction and weak scripting – not to mention song and dance padding – quickly tax the efforts of the cast. The net result fails to score on any level."[6]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Weak comedy wastes good idea."[7]
References
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External links
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