Two on the Tiles

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Two on the Tiles
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Directed by John Guillermin
Written by Alec Coppel
Produced byNigel Proudlock
Roger Proudlock
Starring Herbert Lom
Hugh McDermott
Brenda Bruce
Ingeborg von Kusserow
Humphrey Lestocq
Cinematography Ray Elton
Edited by Robert Jordan Hill
Music by Frank Spencer
Production
company
Distributed byGrand National Pictures (UK)
Release date
  • September 1951 (1951-09)(UK)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Two on the Tiles is a 1951 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and starring Herbert Lom, Hugh McDermott and Brenda Bruce. [1] It was made at the Walton Studios by the independent Vandyke Productions for release as a second feature. It was one of three back-to-back productions Guillermin directed for the company at Walton Studios, along with Smart Alec and Four Days . [2] It was released in the U.S. as School for Brides. [3]

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Synopsis

A married couple, Dick and Janet Lawson, both face temptations while separated for a few days. Dick meets Madeleine, an attractive female fellow-traveller in Paris while Janet accidentally spends a night aboard a Royal Navy ship with Jimmy Bradley, a male friend after she is stranded following a party. Despite knowing the essential innocence of both husband and wife, their sinister new butler, Ford, uses information about their escapades to demand blackmail payments.

Cast

Production

Like Smart Alec , this film was directed by John Guillerman, produced by Nigel and Roger Proudlock and is based on a script by Alec Coppel. [4]

Critical reception

TV Guide gave the film two out of five stars, calling it an "innocuous comedy," but also finding it "enjoyable." [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Two on the Tiles (1951)". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Chibnall & McFarlane pp. 122–23
  3. ↑ "School for Brides (1952) – John Guillermin – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (17 November 2020). "John Guillermin: Action Man". Filmink.
  5. ↑ "School For Brides". TVGuide.com.

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