What Every Woman Wants (1954 film)
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]
| What Every Woman Wants | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Produced by | David Dent |
| Written by | Talbot Rothwell |
| Based on | play Relations Are Best Apart by Edwin Lewis |
| Starring | William Sylvester Elsie Albiin Brenda De Banzie |
| Music by | Edwin Astley |
| Cinematography | Wilkie Cooper |
| Edited by | Robert Jordan Hill |
Production company | David Dent Productions (as Advance) |
| Distributed by | Adelphi Films Ltd. (UK) |
Release date | 10 June 1954 (London) (UK) |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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 - Jim Barnes
- Elsie Albiin - Jane [credited as Elsy Albiin]
- Brenda De Banzie - Sarah
- Patric Doonan - Mark
- Dominic Roche - Bill
- Joan Hickson - Polly Ann
- Brian Rix - Herbert
- Joan Sims - Doll
- Beckett Bould - Tom
- Prunella Scales - Mary
- Douglas Ives - Sam
- Edwin Richfield - 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. google.co.uk. ISBN 9783110951943.
- "What Every Woman Wants". TVGuide.com.
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