Josephine and Men (Original title)
Date: 16 January 1956 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Roy Boulting
Synopsis: Comedy about the fickle affections of Josephine, described as "a one-woman Salvation Army", who finds men attractive only when they are in desperate need. Her story is told by her uncle, Charles Luton, to the barman in the Parasites Club where he hides away from the ladies who are pursuing him. In Charles's story, Josephine is engaged to successful businessman Alan Hartley, but when Alan introduces her to his old schoolfriend David Hewer, a testy, budding playwright who lives in a grotty attic apartment, Josephine throws Alan over and marries David (on a Friday 13th). A few years later, David has made a success of himself by writing popular comedy plays. He and Josephine live in a country cottage in the village of Brackley. During a visit from Uncle Charles, Alan turns up at the cottage, seeking refuge. He is hiding out from the police, following a fraud scandal at his company (in which he had no part, but which he fears he will seem to be a party to). Alan plans to escape to a life in exile in South America. Seeing him so down on his luck, Josephine falls for him again and feels inclined to leave David (who is keen to see Alan gone). Charles alone sees the mistakes capricious Josephine and morose David are making and tries to reconcile them by presenting each with his own judicious selection of the facts.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Infidelity, Attraction (personal)
Releases
Date: 1955Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8775 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 16 January 1956 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Roy Boulting
Synopsis: Comedy about the fickle affections of Josephine, described as "a one-woman Salvation Army", who finds men attractive only when they are in desperate need. Her story is told by her uncle, Charles Luton, to the barman in the Parasites Club where he hides away from the ladies who are pursuing him. In Charles's story, Josephine is engaged to successful businessman Alan Hartley, but when Alan introduces her to his old schoolfriend David Hewer, a testy, budding playwright who lives in a grotty attic apartment, Josephine throws Alan over and marries David (on a Friday 13th). A few years later, David has made a success of himself by writing popular comedy plays. He and Josephine live in a country cottage in the village of Brackley. During a visit from Uncle Charles, Alan turns up at the cottage, seeking refuge. He is hiding out from the police, following a fraud scandal at his company (in which he had no part, but which he fears he will seem to be a party to). Alan plans to escape to a life in exile in South America. Seeing him so down on his luck, Josephine falls for him again and feels inclined to leave David (who is keen to see Alan gone). Charles alone sees the mistakes capricious Josephine and morose David are making and tries to reconcile them by presenting each with his own judicious selection of the facts.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Infidelity, Attraction (personal)
Releases
Date: 1955Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Eastmancolor - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 8775 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
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Presents: Charter Film Productions, Produced by: John Boulting, Associate Production Executive: James Lawrie, Production Manager: George Pitcher, Assistant Director: Philip Shipway, Continuity: Phyllis Crocker, Story and Screenplay by: Nigel Balchin, Script and Additional Scenes by: Frank Harvey, Roy Boulting, Director of Photography: Gilbert Taylor, Camera Operator: Ray Sturgess, Editor: Maxwell Benedict, Art Director: Allan Harris, Wardrobe by: Messrs. Bermans Ltd., Make-up: Bob Lawrence, Hairdressing: Whaleen Whitworth, Music Composed by: John Addison, [Music] Played by: Sinfonia of London, Music Directed by: John Addison, Sound Recordist: George Stephenson, Sound Recordist: Red Law, Sound Editor: Chris Greenham, Sound System: Western Electric Recording, Made at: British Lion Studios
Cast
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Glynis Johns (Josephine Pamela Margaret May Luton), Jack Buchanan (Charles Luton, 'Uncle Charles'), Donald Sinden (Alan Hartley), Peter Finch (David Pelham Hewer), William Hartnell (Detective Sergeant Parsons), Ronald Squire (Frederick Luton), Victor Maddern (Henry the barman), Heather Thatcher (Aunt May Luton), Thorley Walters (vacuum salesman), Laurence Naismith (Parasites Club porter), Michael Ward (bohemian), Lisa Gastoni (Italian girl), Toni McMillan (Mrs McFee, Hartley's housekeeper), Hugh Moxey (police inspector), Gerald Sim (Detective Sergeant Allen), Sam Kydd (station sergeant), John Le Mesurier ([marriage registrar]), Wally Patch (['Five Bells' landlord]), Peggy Ann Clifford ([pub landlady]), Leo Ciceri, Jonathan Bailey (.)