My Wife's Family is a 1956 British comedy film directed by Gilbert Gunn and starring Ronald Shiner as Doc Knott, Ted Ray, Greta Gynt, Diane Hart and Robertson Hare.[1][2] It was a remake of the 1941 British film My Wife's Family,[3] and is the third British film of the stage farce of the same name by actor Fred Duprez.[4]
| My Wife's Family | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Gilbert Gunn |
| Written by | Gilbert Gunn Talbot Rothwell |
| Based on | My Wife's Family by Fred Duprez |
| Produced by | Hamilton G. Inglis |
| Starring | Ronald Shiner Ted Ray Greta Gynt Robertson Hare |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis |
| Music by | Ray Martin |
Production company | Forth Films |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé (UK) |
Release date | November 1956 (UK) |
Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
Jack Gay, a newlywed with a dominating mother-in-law attempts to surprise his wife Stella with a baby grand piano, but when she overhears him discussing it, she mistakes it for an illegitimate child, particularly with the arrival of his ex-girlfriend, the blonde and glamorous Gloria Marsh.[4]
Cast edit
- Ronald Shiner as Doc Knott
- Ted Ray as Jack Gay
- Diane Hart as Stella Gay
- Fabia Drake as Arabella
- Greta Gynt as Gloria Marsh
- Robertson Hare as Noah
- Zena Marshall as Hilda
- Jessica Cairns as Irma
- Benny Lee as Arnold
- Jimmy Mageean as Dobson
- Gilbert Harding as Himself
Critical reception edit
TV Guide wrote, "The third screen version of Fred Duprez's play proves once and for all there's no hope of reviving the dead...Overplayed without shame, but that doesn't help the ancient jokes any."[5] Sky Movies noted a "broad comedy, with Ronald Shiner and Ted Ray extracting the maximum number of laughs out of the mother-in-law-coming-to-stay situation. Fabia Drake gives a sharply-observed portrait of the old battleaxe."[6]
References edit
- ^ "My Wife's Family". IMDb.
- ^ BFI
- ^ Richards, Jeffrey (15 September 1997). Films and British National Identity: From Dickens to Dad's Army - Jeffrey Richards - Google Books. ISBN 9780719047435. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ a b "My Wife's Family (1956) - Gilbert Gunn | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related".
- ^ "My Wife's Family | TV Guide".
- ^ "My Wife's Family - Sky Movies HD". Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
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