Penny Points to Paradise (Original title)Double or Quits (Working title)
Date: 1951 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Tony Young
Synopsis: Harry Flakers, winner of £100,000 on the football pools, decides to celebrate with a stay at a crowded Brighton guest house with his friend, Spike. There he falls prey to the advances of a girl who is only interested in his money, and counterfeiters steal his winnings. The residents of the guesthouse pursue the villains to a Brighton wax museum where slapstick antics ensue. Finally the criminals are brought to justice.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Football pools, Brighton, Wax museums, Gambling
Releases
Date: 1951Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 77 mins Length: 7000 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: April 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 72 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: Reviews: DVDs: Penny Points to Paradise/Let's Go CrazyAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Today's Cinema v76 n6238 26 Apr 1951 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - v76 n6238 26 Apr 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v18 n209 June 1951 Page: 284
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v18 n209 June 1951: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(27)
Accessible materials to view(7)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 2 FeetBFI identifier: C-939116
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1439603
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 62.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1439496
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 62.22 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1450970
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 6406 FeetBFI identifier: C-1507564
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: Blu-rayBFI identifier: C-1586658
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1586612
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Digital materials(2)
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:12:36 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-605165
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:12:36 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-605165-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(6)
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1439603
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 62.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1439496
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 62.22 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1450970
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: HD Cam SRDuration: 71.56 minutesBFI identifier: C-1516939
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Blu-rayBFI identifier: C-1586658
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1586612
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(19)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 2339 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-1438523
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 5159 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-843762
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 2 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-843764
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 2 FeetBFI identifier: C-939116
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 6406 FeetBFI identifier: C-1507564
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: Combined as MuteLength: 2 FeetStock date: 1997BFI identifier: C-939114
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 4981 FeetBFI identifier: C-1263932
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 521 FeetStock date: 2008BFI identifier: C-1575618
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 6427 FeetStock date: 2008BFI identifier: C-1505940
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteStock date: 1950BFI identifier: N-355961
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 4981 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-843761
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 3591 FeetStock date: 1999BFI identifier: C-1256480
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 931 FeetStock date: 2007BFI identifier: C-1505941
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 5179 FeetStock date: 2001BFI identifier: C-1258352
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeSound: MuteLength: 4364 FeetBFI identifier: C-843760
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: MixedSound: SoundLength: 5181 FeetBFI identifier: C-843763
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: MixedSound: MuteLength: 128 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-812018
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 2 FeetStock date: 1997BFI identifier: C-939115
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 6427 FeetStock date: 2009BFI identifier: C-1507563
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Date: 1951 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Tony Young
Synopsis: Harry Flakers, winner of £100,000 on the football pools, decides to celebrate with a stay at a crowded Brighton guest house with his friend, Spike. There he falls prey to the advances of a girl who is only interested in his money, and counterfeiters steal his winnings. The residents of the guesthouse pursue the villains to a Brighton wax museum where slapstick antics ensue. Finally the criminals are brought to justice.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Football pools, Brighton, Wax museums, Gambling
Releases
Date: 1951Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 77 mins Length: 7000 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: April 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 72 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(20)
a P.Y.L. production: P.Y.L. Productions, Advance Films present: Advance Films, Produced by: Alan Cullimore, Production Manager: Hal Wilson, [Production Team Member]: David Dent, Continuity: Marjorie Owens, [Written] By: John Ormonde, Director of Photography: Bert Mason, Camera Operator: Ken Talbot, Film Editor: Harry Booth, Art Director: James Marchant, Wardrobe: Myra Cullimore, Make-up: Jean Beck, Music Composed by: Jack Jordan, Spike Milligan, Music Performed by: Jack Jordan and his Boys, Sound: Reg Barnes-Heath, Sound: Dennis Scanlan, [Studio]: Brighton Film Studios
Cast
(15)
Harry Secombe (Harry Flakers), Alfred Marks (Alfred Haynes), Peter Sellers (the major/the salesman), Vicky Page (Sheila Gilroy), Paddy O'neil (Christine Russell), Spike Milligan (Spike Donnelly), Bill Kerr (Digger Graves), Freddie Frinton, Joe Linnane, Sam Kydd, Hazel Jennings, Patience Rentoul, Diana Leslie, Bob Bradfield, Felix Mendelssohn
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(3)
In: Sight and Sound v19 n10 October 2009 Page: 88Title: Reviews: DVDs: Penny Points to Paradise/Let's Go CrazyAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Today's Cinema v76 n6238 26 Apr 1951 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - v76 n6238 26 Apr 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v18 n209 June 1951 Page: 284
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v18 n209 June 1951: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(27)
Accessible materials to view(7)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 2 FeetBFI identifier: C-939116
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1439603
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 62.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1439496
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 62.22 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1450970
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 6406 FeetBFI identifier: C-1507564
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: Blu-rayBFI identifier: C-1586658
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1586612
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Digital materials(2)
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:12:36 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-605165
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:12:36 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-605165-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(6)
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1439603
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 62.33 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1439496
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 62.22 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1450970
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: HD Cam SRDuration: 71.56 minutesBFI identifier: C-1516939
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: Blu-rayBFI identifier: C-1586658
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: DVDLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1586612
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(19)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 2339 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-1438523
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 5159 FeetStock date: 1951BFI identifier: C-843762
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 2 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-843764
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedLength: 2 FeetBFI identifier: C-939116
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 6406 FeetBFI identifier: C-1507564
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: Combined as MuteLength: 2 FeetStock date: 1997BFI identifier: C-939114
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 4981 FeetBFI identifier: C-1263932
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 521 FeetStock date: 2008BFI identifier: C-1575618
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 6427 FeetStock date: 2008BFI identifier: C-1505940
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteStock date: 1950BFI identifier: N-355961
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 4981 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-843761
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 3591 FeetStock date: 1999BFI identifier: C-1256480
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 931 FeetStock date: 2007BFI identifier: C-1505941
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 5179 FeetStock date: 2001BFI identifier: C-1258352
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeSound: MuteLength: 4364 FeetBFI identifier: C-843760
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: MixedSound: SoundLength: 5181 FeetBFI identifier: C-843763
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: MixedSound: MuteLength: 128 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-812018
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 2 FeetStock date: 1997BFI identifier: C-939115
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 6427 FeetStock date: 2009BFI identifier: C-1507563
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication