Laughter in Paradise1951
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
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Cast
as Captain James Deniston Russell
as Agnes Russell
as Simon Russell
as Lucille Grayson
as Joan Webb
as Herbert Russell
as Sir Charles Robson
as Elizabeth Robson
as Roger Godfrey
as Gordon Webb
as Sheila Wilcott
as Mr. Wagstaffe
as Police Sergeant
as Endicott
as Henry Russell
as Stuart
as Cigarette girl
as Benson
as Ethel
as Station Constable
as Susan Heath
as Clerk of the Court
as Store Shopwalker
Critic Reviews for Laughter in Paradise
All Critics (5) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (4)
An amiable if ultimately forgettable comedy.
Alastair Sim pretty much steals the picture as a writer of crime fiction who literally cannot get himself arrested.
Unfortunately, for a movie that should be chock full of such shenanigans, Laughter in Paradise pointedly avoids farce, instead taking its characters' journeys a little too seriously and producing a disappointingly tame result.
As a whole, although the script contains some genuinely amusing ideas, neither script writers nor director have achieved the pace, invention and style of high comedy.
It should have been a riot, but the zany Brit comedy is fumbled by the heavy-handed direction.
Audience Reviews for Laughter in Paradise
A quirky and charming British comedy that plays out like four stories woven into one (which pretty much hits the nail on the head). Unfortunately, woven is a bit of an overstatement because the film - despite the potential - does not screwball the stories into each other as much as it could have done. WIth a better scripwriter and finesse, this could have been a classic. This way, it feels like a below-par sitcom with easy laughts and no substance.
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