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Two on the Tiles

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Genre
  
Comedy

Duration
  

Country
  
United Kingdom

Director
  
John Guillermin

Screenplay
  
Alec Coppel

Writer
  
Alec Coppel

Language
  
English

Release date
  
September 1951

Initial release
  
September 1951 (United Kingdom)

Music director
  
Frank Spencer, Bruce Campbell

Cast
  
Herbert Lom
(Ford),
Brenda Bruce
(Janet Lawson),
Humphrey Lestocq
(Jimmy Bradley),
Hugh McDermott
(Dick Lawson),
Ingeborg von Kusserow
(Madeleine)

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Two on the Tiles is a 1951 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and starring Herbert Lom, Hugh McDermott and Brenda Bruce. It was made at the Walton Studios by the independent Vandyke Productions for release as a second feature. It was one of three back-to-back productions Guillermin direction for the company at Walton along with The Smart Aleck and Four Days, and was released in the U.S. as School for Brides.

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Synopsis

A married couple both face temptations while separated for a few days. The husband meets an attractive female fellow traveler in Paris while the wife accidentally spends a night aboard a Royal Navy ship with a male friend after she is stranded following a party. Despite knowing the essential innocence of both husband and wife, their sinister new butler uses information about their discretions to demand blackmail payments.

Cast

  • Herbert Lom as Ford
  • Hugh McDermott as Dick Lawson
  • Brenda Bruce as Janet Lawson
  • Ingeborg von Kusserow as Madeleine
  • Humphrey Lestocq as Jimmy Bradley
  • Armand Guinle as Pierre
  • Basil Dignam as Ship's Captain
  • Les Compagnons de la Chanson as Themselves
  • Hyma Beckley as Hotel Receptionist
  • Critical reception

    TV Guide gave the film two out of five stars, calling it an "innocuous comedy," but also finding it "enjoyable."

    References

    Two on the Tiles Wikipedia
    Two on the Tiles IMDb