Associated British. Director Mario Zampi; Producer Mario Zampi; Screenplay Michael Pertwee, Jack Davies; Camera William McLeod; Editor Giulio Zampi; Music Stanley Black; Art Director Ivan King
Alastair Sim
Fay Compton
Guy Middleton
George Cole
Beatrice Campbell
Audrey Hepburn
Producer-director Mario Zampi very nearly succeeds in bringing off an outstanding comedy with Laughter in Paradise. Plot describes what happens after a practical joker leaves $140,000 to each of four relatives provided they fulfill certain stipulated conditions.
His sister (Fay Compton), who has always been tough on housemaids, has to hold a job as a domestic for 28 days. A cousin (Alastair Sim), who secretly writes trashy thrillers, has to get himself sentenced to 28 days in jail. A distant relative (George Cole), a timid bank clerk, has to hold up his bank manager, while another relation (Guy Middleton), who is something of a philanderer, has to marry the first single girl he meets.
The plum comedy part is undoubtedly Sim's, his endeavors to land in jail being loaded with chuckles.
(B&W) Extract of a review from 1951. Running time: 94 MIN.
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