Two on the Tiles | |
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Directed by | John Guillermin |
Written by | Alec Coppel |
Produced by | Nigel Proudlock Roger Proudlock |
Starring | Herbert Lom |
Cinematography | Ray Elton |
Edited by | Robert Jordan Hill |
Music by | Frank Spencer |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Grand National Pictures (UK) |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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]
A married couple, Dick and Janet Lawson, both face temptations while separated for a few days. Dick meets an attractive female fellow-traveller in Paris while Janet accidentally spends a night aboard a Royal Navy ship with 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.
Like Smart Alec, this film is based on a script by Alec Coppel. [4]
TV Guide gave the film two out of five stars, calling it an "innocuous comedy," but also finding it "enjoyable." [5]
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