Overview:
Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.| Status: | Released (1957-06-11) |
|---|---|
| Screen: | Vernon Harris, J.M. Barrie, Lewis Gilbert |
| Productions: | Modern Screen Play |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 67676: Kenneth More - Bill Crichton
- 45467: Diane Cilento - Eliza Tweeny
- 14300: Cecil Parker - Lord Henry Loam
- 70307: Sally Ann Howes - Lady Mary
- 20127: Martita Hunt - Lady Brocklehurst
- 123905: Jack Watling - Treherne
- 996744: Peter Graves - Brocklehurst
Crews
- 10076: Lewis Gilbert - Director - Directing
- 10076: Lewis Gilbert - Writer - Writing
- 20397: Wilkie Cooper - Director of Photography - Camera
- 9868: Peter R. Hunt - Editor - Editing
- 14687: J.M. Barrie - Theatre Play - Writing
- 38646: Douglas Gamley - Music - Sound
- 133237: Ian Dalrymple - Producer - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
The Governor and The Daddy. The Admirable Crichton is an adaptation of J.M. Barrie's role reversal play, taking pot shots at the British class system and starring Kenneth More in the title role, it's something of a little treasure. Basically the plot sees Butler supreme Crich ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
Review text:
The Governor and The Daddy. The Admirable Crichton is an adaptation of J.M. Barrie's role reversal play, taking pot shots at the British class system and starring Kenneth More in the title role, it's something of a little treasure. Basically the plot sees Butler supreme Cricht ....
Continue reading ->John Chard
Review text:
The Governor and The Daddy. The Admirable Crichton is an adaptation of J.M. Barrie's role reversal play, taking pot shots at the British class system and starring Kenneth More in the title role, it's something of a little treasure. Basically the plot sees Butler supreme Cricht ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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Many people criticise J.M. Barrie for being far too whimsical with his stories, but there is nothing wrong with some whimsy now and again - and this is a cracking example. The aristocratic "Loam" family set off on their yacht "the Bluebell" for a cruise around the South seas. A storm ....
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