A Lady Mislaid

A Lady Mislaid is a 1958 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald and starring Phyllis Calvert, Alan White and Thorley Walters. It is based on a 1948 play of the same name by Kenneth Horne.

Plot

Esther (Phyllis Calvert) and her sister Jennifer (Gillian Owen) are spinsters on holiday in a remote country cottage. Things take a dramatic turn when a policeman (Alan White) calls, searching for the body of the former tenant's wife. When a human skeleton is unearthed in a chicken coup, the finger of suspicion points firmly at the previous occupant, Mr. Smith (Thorley Walters).

Cast

Esther Williams - Phyllis Calvert

Det. Sgt. Bullock - Alan White

Smith - Thorley Walters

Jennifer - Gillian Owen

George - Richard Leech

Mrs. Small - Constance Fraser

Betty - Sheila Shand Gibbs

Critical reception

The Radio Times gave the film two out of five stars, and wrote, "A quaint idea and a decent cast make perfectly respectable entertainment out of an hour-long British programmer, but there's not much more to be said for it."

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Contents

Plot

Cast

Critical reception

References