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Directed by | John Guillermin Robert Jordan Hill |
Written by | John Guillermin Robert Jordan Hill |
Produced by | John Guillermin Robert Jordan Hill |
Starring | Ben Wrigley Moore Marriott |
Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
Edited by | Robert Jordan Hill Anne Barker |
Music by | Arthur Wilkinson |
Production company | Robert Jordan Hill Productions (as Advance) |
Distributed by | Adelphi Films Ltd. (UK) |
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Running time | 78 min. |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
High Jinks in Society is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and Robert Jordan Hill and starring Ben Wrigley, Barbara Shaw, Basil Appleby, Peter Gawthorne and Moore Marriott.[1]
Plot
[edit]After foiling a robbery, a window cleaner is hired by an aristocrat to protect their valuables – with comic results.
Cast
[edit]- Ben Wrigley as Ben
- Barbara Shaw as Angela
- Moore Marriott as Grandpa
- Basil Appleby as Hector
- Netta Westcott as Lady Barr-Nunn
- Michael Ward as Watkins
- Peter Gawthorne as Jenkins
Production
[edit]It was an early film credit for John Guillermin.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "High Jinks in Society". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (17 November 2020). "John Guillermin: Action Man". Filmink.
- ^ Pratt, Vic; Lees, Kate (2020). "CHAPTER 3 EARLY DAYS WITH ADELPHI FILMS". In Guillermin, Mary (ed.). John Guillermin: The Man, The Myth, The Movies. Precocity Press. pp. 32–33.
External links
[edit]- High Jinks in Society at IMDb
- Hijinks in Society at BFI
- Hijinks in Society at Letterbox DVD