High Jinks in Society is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and Robert Jordan Hill and starring Ben Wrigley, Barbara Shaw, Basil Appleby, Peter Gawthorne and Moore Marriott.[1]

High Jinks in Society
Directed byJohn Guillermin
Robert Jordan Hill
Written byJohn Guillermin
Robert Jordan Hill
Produced byJohn Guillermin
Robert Jordan Hill
StarringBen Wrigley
Moore Marriott
CinematographyGerald Gibbs
Edited byRobert Jordan Hill
Anne Barker
Music byArthur Wilkinson
Production
company
Robert Jordan Hill Productions (as Advance)
Distributed byAdelphi Films Ltd. (UK)
Release date
  • December 1949 (1949-12) (UK)
Running time
78 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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After foiling a robbery, a window cleaner is hired by an aristocrat to protect their valuables – with comic results.

Cast

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Production

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It was an early film credit for John Guillermin.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "High Jinks in Society". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. ^ Vagg, Stephen (17 November 2020). "John Guillermin: Action Man". Filmink.
  3. ^ Pratt, Vic; Lees, Kate (2020). "CHAPTER 3 EARLY DAYS WITH ADELPHI FILMS". In Guillermin, Mary (ed.). John Guillermin: The Man, The Myth, The Movies. Precocity Press. pp. 32–33.
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