Two Guys Abroad
| Two Guys Abroad | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Don Sharp |
| Produced by | Ian Warren exec Maurie Suess |
| Starring | George Raft Maxie Rosenbloom Diana Decker Diane Todd |
Production company | Summit Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £20,000[1] |
Two Guys Abroad is an unreleased 1962 British film directed by Don Sharp and starring George Raft and Maxie Rosenbloom.[2][3][4] The screenplay was by Alex Gottlieb. It was intended as a pilot for a TV series or as a B movie. Neither eventuated.[5][6]
Plot
[edit | edit source]A pair of Piccadilly Club owners continually get in trouble.
Cast
[edit | edit source]- George Raft as nightclub owner
- Maxie Rosenbloom as nightclub owner
- Diane Todd
- Diana Decker
- David Lawton
- Barbara Lashbrook
Production
[edit | edit source]The film was shot at Shepperton Studios in March 1962.[7] George Raft and Maxie Rosenbloom were old friends; Raft even once owned a share in Rosenbloom when the latter was a boxer.[8]
Director Don Sharp later recalled "at the time there was a fashion for these 'products'. They were made for a double purpose: as a pilot episode for a TV series; if that failed, for release as a B movie supporting the main feature. Very few of them even made the grade."[5]
Sharp said the film was made "on a very small budget in very minimal time... a terrible script." He said the film was made because Maurie Seuss had "come into money and wanted to make a movie"; Seuss had been George Raft's dresser.[9]
Sharp says he "got on very well with George – the complete Hollywood pro. He was amiable, always ribbing Maxie; constantly doing his coin-flipping act; and likely at any moment to break into a few dance steps – for no particular reason. There is a photo of me and my camera operator on the camera dolly with George doing the grip's job and pushing it because he said, he always wanted a real job."[5] Filming took three weeks. "We're just aiming to make a film that will entertain people for 75 minutes or so," said Suess.[1]
References
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- ^ Two Guys Abroad at BFI
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External links
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