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Trouble with Eve

1960 British film by Francis Searle

Trouble with Eve is a 1960 British second feature[1] comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Hy Hazell, Sally Smith, Robert Urquhart and Garry Marsh.[2] It was based on the play Widows are Dangerous by June Garland.[3] It was shot at Walton Studios. The film was released in the U.S. in 1964 as In Trouble With Eve.[4]

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Premise

In the sleepy English village of Warlock, Louise Kingston converts her cottage into "The Willow Tree", a commercial tearoom. However, scandal ensues when the local inspector gets caught with his pants down, and the tea room is rumoured to be a brothel.

Cast

Critical reception

Chibnall and McFarlane in The British 'B' Film wrote that the film: "despite its shop-worn late-of-the-West-End look, moves along breezily and the competent actors make the most of their amusing lines."[5]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "poor", writing: "Slaptick farce devoid of inspiration."[1]

TV Guide called the film "a barely average British comedy."[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. [2]
    "Trouble with Eve". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    "In Trouble With Eve(1964)". Archived from the original on 18 October 2016.
  4. [4]
    "In Trouble With Eve (1964) - Original Print Information". Archived from the original on 19 October 2016.
  5. [5]
    Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  6. [6]
    "In Trouble With Eve | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
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