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You Lucky People
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Directed by Maurice Elvey
Written byAnthony Verney
Tommy Trinder
Based onFifteen Days by Maurice Harrison
Sidney Nelson
Produced byDavid Dent
Starring Tommy Trinder
Mary Parker
Dora Bryan
Cinematography Gordon Dines
Edited by Robert Jordan Hill
Music by Edwin Astley
Production
company
Advance Productions
Distributed by Adelphi Films
Release date
18 July 1955
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

You Lucky People! is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Tommy Trinder, Mary Parker and Dora Bryan. [1] Originally titled Get Fell In, the film was renamed to match Trinder's familiar catchphrase. [2] It was shot in a rival French process to CinemaScope, called 'CameraScope', with the attendant publicity describing "the first feature to be made with an anamorphic lens in black and white! It's a camerascoop!". [3] [2] It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios near London with sets designed by the art director Ray Simm.

Contents

Premise

An intake of civilian reservists arrive at army camp to do their two weeks refresher training.

Cast

Reception

TV Guide wrote, "other than an occasional laugh, it's hard to find much worth recommending in this farce on British army life"; [4] while BFI Screenonline describes how the film did steady business on its release, with Kine Weekly writing, "expertly handled by (Elvey) the doyen of English directors...team work hearty, gags both time honoured and topical and staging generous." [2]

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References

  1. BFI | Film & TV Database | YOU LUCKY PEOPLE! (1955). Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk (2009-04-16). Retrieved on 2011-12-02.
  2. 1 2 3 "BFI Screenonline: You Lucky People! (1955)". screenonline.org.uk.
  3. John Reid (15 May 2004). Cinemascope One: Stupendous In 'scope. Lulu.com. p. 123. ISBN   978-1-4116-0740-8 . Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  4. "You Lucky People". TVGuide.com.