The Admirable Crichton

Jun 11, 1957

1h 34m

★ 6.9

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Modern Screen Play

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Cast

Bill Crichton

Kenneth More

Eliza Tweeny

Diane Cilento

Lord Henry Loam

Cecil Parker

Lady Mary

Sally Ann Howes

Lady Brocklehurst

Martita Hunt

Treherne

Jack Watling

Brocklehurst

Peter Graves

Ernest

Gerald Harper

Catherine

Mercy Haystead

Miranda Connell

Miles Malleson

Eddie Byrne

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