Friends and Neighbours | |
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Directed by | Gordon Parry |
Written by | Talbot Rothwell Val Valentine Austin Steele (play) |
Produced by | Bertram Ostrer |
Starring | Arthur Askey Megs Jenkins Peter Illing |
Cinematography | Arthur Grant |
Edited by | Bill Lenny |
Music by | Philip Green |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Friends and Neighbours is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Arthur Askey, Megs Jenkins and Peter Illing. [1] [2] It was written by Talboth Rothwell and Val Valentine based on the play of the same title by Austin Steele.
At the height of the Cold War, a working-class British family have to entertain two visitors from Russia.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Arthur Askey's improvisation atones somewhat for the paucity of wit and ideas in this ingenuous piece of broad knockabout; the targets – pubs and shop hours Act anomalies and cricket – are attacked with zest rather than originality." [3]
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Vigorous farce along old-fashioned lines." [4]