No Smoking (1955 film)
No Smoking is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Henry Cass and starring Reg Dixon, Peter Martyn, Belinda Lee and Lionel Jeffries.[2][3] [4]
| No Smoking | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Cass |
| Produced by | Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
| Screenplay by | Kenneth Hayles add dialogue Phil Park |
| Based on | TV play by George Moresby-White and Rex Rienits[1] |
| Starring | Reg Dixon |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eros |
Release date | 1955 |
Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
Reg Bates is a scientist who invents a pill that can cure smokers of their nicotine addiction. This is revealed by a visiting American, Hal Hurst. Bates faces strong opposition from both the tobacco industry and the government.
Cast
- Reg Dixon - Reg Bates
- Peter Martyn - Hal Hurst
- Belinda Lee - Miss Tonkins
- Ruth Trouncer - Joyce
- Alexander Gauge - Wellington-Simpson
- Lionel Jeffries - George Pogson
- Myrtle Rowe - Milly
- Arthur Young - Joe Dawson
- Hal Osmond - Yokel
- Tom Gill - Foreign Office Official
- Ronnie Stevens - BBC Man
- Alan Robinson - Thackery
- Bill Lowe - Civil Servant
- Doris Hare - Customer
- Ian Fleming - Doctor Moxom
- Patrick Jordan - Reporter
- Alan Gifford - American Ambassador
- Roger Maxwell - Major
- Scott Harrold - Man in Surgery
- Jan Holden - Receptionist
- Phil Park - Vicar
- James Raglan - Chancellor
Production
It was based on a 1952 TV play.[5] One review said it had "plenty of good family fun."[6]
It was made at Alliance Studios, Southall. It was one of only a few movies starring Reg Dixon.[7] It was one of several comedies featuring Belinda Lee.[8]
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin said "the action does not fizz; the bubbles never quite come to the surface."[9]
References
- Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- "No Smoking - Film". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "No Smoking (1955)". BFI.
- NO SMOKING (Tempean-Eros) Picture Show; London Vol. 61, Iss. 1707, (Dec 17, 1955): 10.
- 1952 TV play at IMDb
- Specially Written TV Play is Effective Author: J. Stubbs Walker Date: Monday, Mar. 17, 1952 Publication: Daily Mail (London, England) Issue: 17415 p2
- BACKBEAT: 1950: Confidentially - it's our Reg ; BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE MUSIC LIKE THEY USED TO!: [First Edition] Chambers, Peter. Coventry Evening Telegraph; Coventry [Coventry]25 Jan 2005: 16, 17.
- Vagg, Stephen (7 September 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.
- NO SMOKING Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 22, Iss. 252, (Jan 1, 1955): 181.
External links
- No Smoking at IMDb
- No Smoking at BFI
- No Smoking at Reel Streets
- No Smoking at Letterbox DVD
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