As Long as They're Happy

"She's De-Lovely!"

1955 1h 31m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 4

MusicComedy

Synopsis

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The suburban peace of the Bentley household is shattered when John Bentley is informed by his wife Stella that their two married daughters, Pat and Corrine, are in trouble and need funds to come home and bring their husbands, Peter, a penniless Parisian artist, and Barnaby, a Texas cowboy, with them. And the youngest daughter, Gwen, has tricked an American singer, Bobby Denver, into visiting them on the pretext that it is the home of a noted British film magnate. When all the women in the household – including the maid – fall for the singer's charms, Bentley consults a crackpot psychiatrist, Dr. Schneider, who almost succeeds in ousting not the singer but Bentley's wife, with his advice to Bentley to make her jealous by living it up with Pearl, a showgirl recruited for the purpose.

“She's De-Lovely!”

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Cast

Jack Buchanan
John Bentley
Janette Scott
Gwen Bentley
Jeannie Carson
Pat Bentley
Brenda De Banzie
Stella Bentley
Susan Stephen
Corinne Bentley
Jerry Wayne
Bobby Denver
Diana Dors
Pearl Delaney
Hugh McDermott
Barnaby Brady

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: J. Lee Thompson
Writers: Alan Melville
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by J. Lee Thompson, shot by Gilbert Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stanley Black. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John D. Guthridge shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jack Buchanan and Janette Scott and Jeannie Carson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She's De-Lovely!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0047841 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

J. Lee Thompson directs. Gilbert Taylor behind the camera. Stanley Black scores. John D. Guthridge cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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171 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by J. Lee Thompson, shot by Gilbert Taylor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Stanley Black. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor John D. Guthridge shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jack Buchanan and Janette Scott and Jeannie Carson carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "She's De-Lovely!".
7IMDB entry: tt0047841 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.