Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p.358. ISBN 0-7134-1874-5. Safe on the ship, Gibble falls in love with Sadie again and asks her to marry him. So does Carrol. However, Sadie is in love with Pat, but he refuses her marriage proposal, saying they are too different. But Sadie persuades the ship's captain that Pat is obliged to marry her, but before it can happen that ship goes down. Halliwell, Leslie (1989). Halliwell's Film Guide (7thed.). London: Paladin. p.768. ISBN 0586088946.

The film was based on the Australian writer Norman Lindsay's 1932 novel The Cautious Amorist. [2] Plot [ edit ]Joan Collins was borrowed from J. Arthur Rank to appear in the film. She wrote in her memoirs, "It was an absolutely gorgeous part. And funny, too. My yen to play comedy was developing. The script was hilarious and the three actors who were in it were important stars." [7] Solomons, Jason (5 June 2011). "Review: Agenda: The List: The 10 Best Cinema Swimwear scenes: As chosen by Jason Solomons, Observer Film Writer". The Observer. London. p.6. Parts of it resemble 'Age of Consent', also based on a novel by Norman Lindsay (both of which were banned in their native Australia); but Joan Collins is no Helen Mirren and in other ways it again finds itself in the shadow of other, better films. The squabbling that breaks out over Miss Collins rather resembles Sternberg's little-seen 'Saga of Anatahan'; while Kenneth More gives one his worst performances as a drunken Irishman and was much better as 'The Admirable Crichton' a few years later.

You begin the book by saying you’ve been called “Britain’s bad girl, England’s answer to Ava Gardner, a bitch, a pouting panther and a coffee-bar vixen”. Did you secretly like any of those descriptions? Monthly Film Bulletin said "This is a humourless comedy whlch makes little of its situation. The jokes are largely about Robertson Hare wearing a grass skirt and peeping at Sadie bathing in the sea." [13] Absolutely. I did long before that word was widely used. I’ve always believed in equality. Women can do whatever men do and they have the right to do so. The only possible area where women aren’t equal is physical strength. That’s why I’ll let somebody carry my bags. And, well, there’s a lot of bags.

Word History

Shot on Mallorca (as the credits spell it), the first British feature in Eastmancolor (the process isn't credited on the film, which instead bears the unusual credit "Colour Photography by Wilkie Cooper") as well as being one of the first films in which the leading lady wore a bikini (which she is supposed to have made herself) must have been a tonic to weary audiences suffering through early fifties Britain.