A Taste of Money

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A Taste of Money
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UK theatrical poster
Directed by Max Varnel
Written byMark Grantham (original story)
Produced by Edward J. Danziger
Harry Lee Danziger
Starring Jean Cadell
Dick Emery
Pete Murray
Cinematography James Wilson (as Jimmy Wilson)
Edited by Desmond Saunders
Production
company
Distributed by United Artists Corporation
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Taste of Money is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Max Varnel and starring Jean Cadell, Dick Emery and Pete Murray. It was written by Mark Grantham and produced by the Danzigers. [1]

Contents

Premise

An elderly spinster who works as a cashier for an insurance company plots to rob her employers by concocting the perfect crime.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "There are some loose ends and a tediously conventional love interest, but the scene in which Miss Brill, firmly but subtly played by Jean Cadell, visits a sleazy night club in search of crooks to help her, is really rather funny. The whole thing is slight and sentimental, but above the Danzigers' usual level." [2]

TV Guide called the film "an uninspired comedy," and noted, "Cadell, at 76 years of age, turns in a charming performance, but that alone cannot save the picture from mediocrity." [3]

Sky Movies wrote: "minor but amusing British comedy that's all the better for its coat of Technicolor. Character actress Jean Cadell is a joy in a rare leading role, and Dick Emery makes a perfect not-quite-funny gangster as his best work for the cinema. Christina Gregg is a pretty heroine in a film, which breaks little fresh ground, yet remains constantly entertaining thanks to good performances." [4]

References

  1. ↑ "A Taste of Money". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "A Taste of Money". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 28 (324): 25. 1 January 1961. ProQuest   1305829551.
  3. ↑ "A Taste Of Money". TV Guide.
  4. ↑ "A Taste Of Money".


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