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The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton

The Admirable Crichton

The Hilarious Story of What the Girls Saw in the Butler...

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AdventureComedyRomance

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Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

11 June 1957

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Kenneth More

Kenneth More

Bill Crichton

Diane Cilento

Diane Cilento

Eliza Tweeny

Cecil Parker

Cecil Parker

Lord Henry Loam

Sally Ann Howes

Sally Ann Howes

Lady Mary

Martita Hunt

Martita Hunt

Lady Brocklehurst

Jack Watling

Jack Watling

Treherne

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Brocklehurst

Gerald Harper

Gerald Harper

Ernest

Mercy Haystead

Mercy Haystead

Catherine

Miranda Connell

Miranda Connell

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Eddie Byrne

Eddie Byrne

Joan Young

Joan Young

Brenda Hogan

Brenda Hogan

Peter Welch

Peter Welch

Toke Townley

Toke Townley

Roland Curram

Roland Curram

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

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