| What Every Woman Wants | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Written by | Talbot Rothwell |
| Based on | Relations Are Best Apart by Edwin Lewis |
| Produced by | David Dent |
| Starring | William Sylvester Elsie Albiin Brenda De Banzie |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
| Edited by | Robert Jordan Hill |
| Music by | Edwin Astley |
Production company | Advance Productions |
| Distributed by | Adelphi Films |
Release date | 10 June 1954 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
What Every Woman Wants is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring William Sylvester, Elsie Albiin, Brenda De Banzie and Patric Doonan. It also features Brian Rix and Prunella Scales.[1] It was based on a play Relations Are Best Apart by Edwin Lewis.[2] It was shot at Walton Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Stoll.
Premise
A newly married couple have to live with the wife's parents and extended family in a small overcrowded house in the English Midlands.
Cast
- William Sylvester as Jim Barnes
- Elsie Albiin as Jane
- Brenda De Banzie as Sarah
- Patric Doonan as Mark
- Dominic Roche as Bill
- Joan Hickson as Polly Ann
- Brian Rix as Herbert
- Joan Sims as Doll
- Beckett Bould as Tom
- Prunella Scales as Mary
- Douglas Ives as Sam
- Edwin Richfield as Frank
Critical reception
TV Guide rated the film two out of five stars, and noted "a realistic drama," in which,"housing shortages and unemployment, both delicate problems in England at the time, are treated in an effective, unpreachy manner."[3]
References
- ↑ "What Every Woman Wants (1954)". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
- ↑ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. ISBN 9783110951943.
- ↑ "What Every Woman Wants". TVGuide.com.
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