The Perfect Woman
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Director Bernard Knowles Music by Arthur Wilkinson Duration Language English | 6/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Sci-Fi Cinematography Jack Hildyard Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1949 Writer George Black Jr. (adaptation), Basil Boothroyd (dialogue), Wallace Geoffrey (play), Bernard Knowles (adaptation), Basil Mitchell (play) Cast Patricia Roc (Penelope Belman), Stanley Holloway (Ramshead), Nigel Patrick (Roger Cavendish), Miles Malleson (Prof. Ernest Belman), Irene Handl (Mrs. Butters), Anita Sharp-Bolster (Lady Diana)Similar movies Stanley Holloway appears in The Perfect Woman and Meet Mr Lucifer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Perfect Woman is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Bernard Knowles and written by George Black, Jr and J. B. Boothroyd, based upon a play by Wallace Geoffrey and Basil Mitchell. The screenplay concerns a scientist who creates a woman in his lab.
Contents
- The perfect woman around the world
- Plot
- Cast
- Original Play
- Production
- Reception
- Television version
- References
The perfect woman around the world
Plot
Professor Ernest Belman creates a woman in his lab.
Cast
Original Play
The original play debuted on 11 September 1948 and ran for 224 performances.
Production
Producers George and Alfred Black were sons of a famous producer.
Roc made the film after spending several months in Paris, where she made Retour and The Man in the Eiffel Tower. Roc was under contract to J. Arthur Rank at the time. Filming took place in January 1949. The film was shot in 38 days at only three-quarters of its budgeted cost.
Pamela Devis was cast as the robot because of her resemblance to Roc.
Reception
Roc left the Rank organisation before the film was released. The film was released on a double bill, and given a West End screening. However it proved popular and made a profit.
Two Cities' executive producer Earl St John hoped to reunited Holloway, Patrick and Roc for a sequel, The Perfect Man. However no film resulted.
Television version
The BBC broadcast a live adaptation of the Geoffrey and Mitchell play in the Sunday Night theatre slot on 6 May 1956.
References
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