The Love Lottery
| The Love Lottery | |
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| Directed by | Charles Crichton |
| Produced by | Monja Danischewsky |
| Written by |
Harry Kurnitz Monja Danischewsky (additional dialogue and scenes) |
| Based on | story by Charles Neilson-Terry and Zelma Bramley Moore |
| Starring |
David Niven Peggy Cummins Anne Vernon Herbert Lom |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Edited by | Seth Holt |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Ealing Studios |
Release dates | January 1954 (UK) |
Running time | 89 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Love Lottery (1954) is an Ealing Studios comedy film, directed by Charles Crichton and starring David Niven. The film examines celebrity and fan worship with an international setting including Lake Como, ambitious dream sequences, and a cameo appearance by Humphrey Bogart.[1]
Plot
A celluloid heart-throb, who is haunted by dreams and hounded by fans, is coerced into taking part in a lottery to find a wife.[2]
Cast
- David Niven as Rex Allerton
- Peggy Cummins as Sally
- Anne Vernon as Jane Dubois
- Herbert Lom as André Amico
- Charles Victor as Jennings
- Gordon Jackson as Ralph
- Felix Aylmer as Winant
- Hugh McDermott as Rodney Wheeler
- Stanley Maxted as Oliver Stanton
- June Clyde as Viola
- John Chandos as Gulliver Kee, Chinaman
- Theodore Bikel as Parsimonious
- Sebastian Cabot as Suarez
- Eugene Deckers as Vernet
Critical reception
TV Guide gave the film two out of four stars, calling it a "clever British satire on the Hollywood star system." [3]
References
- ↑ "The Love Lottery". britmovie.co.uk.
- ↑ "The Love Lottery". BFI.
- ↑ "The Love Lottery". TVGuide.com.
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