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The Admirable Crichton (1957)

The Hilarious Story of What the Girls Saw in the Butler...

Genre : Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Lewis Gilbert
Writer : Vernon Harris

Synopsis

Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.

Actors

Kenneth More
Kenneth More
Bill Crichton
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker
Lord Henry Loam
Diane Cilento
Diane Cilento
Eliza Tweeny
Sally Ann Howes
Sally Ann Howes
Lady Mary
Martita Hunt
Martita Hunt
Lady Brocklehurst
Jack Watling
Jack Watling
Treherne
Peter Graves
Peter Graves
Brocklehurst
Gerald Harper
Gerald Harper
Ernest
Mercy Haystead
Mercy Haystead
Catherine

Crews

Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert
Director
J.M. Barrie
J.M. Barrie
Original Story
Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert
Adaptation
Vernon Harris
Vernon Harris
Screenplay
Ian Dalrymple
Ian Dalrymple
Producer
Dennis Van Thal
Dennis Van Thal
Associate Producer
Michael Walter
Michael Walter
Key Grip

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