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Director
  
William Fairchild

Music director
  
Philip Green

Duration
  

Country
  
United Kingdom

7/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Family, Comedy

Producer
  
Herbert Mason

Writer
  
William Fairchild

Language
  
English

John and Julie movie poster

Release date
  
26 July 1955 (1955-07-26) (United Kingdom, London)

Cast
  
Moira Lister
(Dora),
Noelle Middleton
(Miss Stokes),
Constance Cummings
(Mrs. Davidson),
Wilfrid Hyde-White
(Sir James),
Sid James
(Mr. Pritchett),
Megs Jenkins
(Mrs. Pritchett)

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John and julie 1955


John and Julie (1955) is a British comedy film, featuring Peter Sellers and Sid James in early screen roles.

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John and julie 1955 theatrical trailer


Plot

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John (Gibson) and Julie (Dudley) are two children from Dorset who are eager to see the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in spite of the fact that their respective parents have no intention of going. When the two are left alone they decide to run off to London to see John's 'Uncle Ben' "because he knows the queen". Along their way, they encounter different quirky and eccentric people who help them achieve their goal and see the Queen's procession.

Cast

  • Colin Gibson as John Pritchett
  • Lesley Dudley as Julie
  • Noelle Middleton as Miss Stokes
  • Moira Lister as Dora
  • Wilfrid Hyde-White as Sir James, a Field Marshall in the Life Guards
  • Sid James as Mr. Pritchett, John's father
  • Megs Jenkins as Mrs. Pritchett, John's mother
  • Joseph Tomelty as Mr. Davidson, a judge on holiday from America
  • Constance Cummings as Mrs. Davidson, his wife
  • Patric Doonan as Jim Webber, a bicycle shop owner
  • Andrew Cruickshank as Uncle Ben, a corporal in the Life Guards
  • Colin Gordon as Mr. Swayne, a boys' group leader
  • Winifred Shotter as Mrs. Swayne, his wife
  • Peter Jones as Jeremy
  • Peter Sellers as Police Constable Diamond
  • Patrick Connor as Trooper Rogers
  • Philip Stainton as a London police sergeant

    • Frazer Hines who later became known for his portrayal of Jamie McCrimmon in Doctor Who had a minor role.

    Production

    Filming took place at Beaconsfield Studios. It is interspersed with footage from the day of the coronation.

    Reception

    Halliwell's Film Video & DVD Guide describes the film as "Genial little family comedy full of stock comic characters."

    According to the National Film Finance Corporation, the film made a comfortable profit.

    Home Media

    In 2007, John and Julie was released on DVD as part of the Long Lost Comedy Classics collection.

    References

    John and Julie Wikipedia
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    John and Julie IMDb John and Julie themoviedb.org