Ticket to Paradise (1961 film)

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Ticket to Paradise
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Directed by Francis Searle
Written by Max Kester
Brock Williams
Produced byCharles Leeds
Francis Searle
Starring Emrys Jones
Patricia Dainton
Vanda Hudson
Cinematography Ken Hodges
Edited by Jim Connock
Music byWilliam Davies
Production
company
Bayford
Distributed by Eros Films
Release date
  • 23 January 1961 (1961-01-23)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

Ticket to Paradise is a 1961 British second feature romance film directed by Francis Searle and starring Emrys Jones, Patricia Dainton and Vanda Hudson. [1]

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Plot

Jack Watson, a clerk in a travel agency, is given a holiday to the fictitious Italian fishing village of Palmos. There he meets Mary Rillston, and romance blossoms. However, each mistakenly believes the other is wealthy, and the romance falters. Back in England, they meet again by chance, and love prevails.

Cast

Production

The film was shot at Walton Studios with sets designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland. [1]

Critical reception

Monthly Film Bulletin said "Embarrassingly cosy and well-worn comedy-romance, with a song number calling itself 'Dolce Mio' thrown in." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ticket to Paradise". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  2. "Ticket to Paradise". Monthly Film Bulletin . 28 (324): 25. 1961 via ProQuest.