The Lady Craved Excitement

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The Lady Craved Excitement
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Directed by Francis Searle
Written by John Gilling
Francis Searle
Based ona BBC radio serial by Edward J. Mason
Produced by Anthony Hinds
Starring Hy Hazell
Michael Medwin
Sidney James
Andrew Keir
Cinematography Walter J. Harvey
Edited byJohn Ferris
Music by Frank Spencer
Production
company
Distributed byExclusive Films (UK)
Release date
  • September 1950 (1950-09)(UK)
[1]
Running time
60 mins
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Lady Craved Excitement is a 1950 British comedy second feature ('B') [2] film directed by Francis Searle and starring Hy Hazell, Michael Medwin and Sid James. [3] [4] [5] It was written by John Gilling based on the 1949 BBC radio serial The Lady Craved Excitement by Edward J. Mason. [6] An early Hammer film, it is significant as one of five films shot at Oakley Court and the first to feature its famous exterior, located next door to Bray Studios. [7] Filming took place from Feb. 28, 1950 through March 31st. It was trade shown on July 27, 1950, and released in September. [8]

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Plot

Pat's craving for excitement hampers cabaret artists Pat and Johnny's careers. She leads them into a number of dangerous situations, but also helps to uncover a conspiracy to smuggle valuable works of art out of the country. [9]

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A light crime-comedy with some impossible and quite amusing situations; suitable entertainment for the young." [10]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Light comedy-thriller has plenty of plot, but is a trifle dull considering the source is a radio serial." [11]

Britmovie wrote: "Barely watchable by today's standards (and probably not much more tolerable at the time), it nevertheless remains of passing interest for its cast, which includes Michael Medwin, Sid James and Andrew Keir, all of them then in the early stages of what would prove to be lengthy and successful careers." [12]

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Tom (1996). Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography. North Carolina: McFarland. p. 51. ISBN   0-7864-0034-X.
  2. ↑ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 77. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  3. ↑ "The Lady Craved Excitement". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Lady Craved Excitement". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "The Lady Craved Excitement (1950)". Radio Times.
  6. ↑ "The Lady Craved Excitement". BBC Programme Index. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "The Lady Craved Excitement". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Johnson, Tom (1996). Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography. North Carolina: McFarland. p. 53. ISBN   0-7864-0034-X.
  9. ↑ Sandra Brennan (2014). "The-Lady-Craved-Excitement – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 24 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "The Lady Craved Excitement". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 17 (193): 140. 1 January 1950. ProQuest   1305812685.
  11. ↑ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 334. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.
  12. ↑ "The Lady Craved Excitement". Britmovie. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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