A Taste of Money | |
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Directed by | Max Varnel |
Written by | Mark 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 |
Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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 produced by the Danzigers. [1]
An elderly spinster who works as a cashier for an insurance company plots to rob her employers by concocting the perfect crime. [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] while 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 - 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]
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