The Admirable Crichton (1. The Admirable Crichton (released in the United States as Paradise Lagoon) is a 1. British comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker, and Sally Ann Howes. The film was based on J. Barrie's 1. 90. 2 stage comedy of the same name.
In 1. 90. 5 William Crichton (Kenneth More) is the efficient butler in the London household of the Earl of Loam (Cecil Parker) and his family. Crichton knows his place in the highly class- conscious English society. The Earl insists that all men are equal, and to prove it, he orders his daughters to treat the staff as guests during an uncomfortable afternoon tea. Lady Brocklehurst (Martita Hunt) arrives and strongly disapproves of the arrangement, as does Crichton. When Lady Catherine (Mercy Haystead), one of the Earl's daughters, is arrested at a suffragette protest, Crichton recommends the family take a trip on the Earl's steam yacht to the South Seas until the scandal dies down. When the yacht's motors explode during a storm, all are forced to abandon ship. By the time Crichton rescues the still sleeping . They jump into the water and are picked up by the wrong boat, the one reserved for the upper class. Crichton, Eliza, the Earl, his daughters Mary (Sally Ann Howes), Catherine and Agatha (Miranda Connell), clergyman John Treherne (Jack Watling), and Lord Ernest Woolley (Gerald Harper) land on a deserted island. The aristocrats prove to be helpless in their strange new surroundings. It is up to Crichton to start a fire, provide shelter, and find food. When the abandoned yacht appears and drifts into an offshore rock formation, Crichton swims out to salvage what he can. The songs in this index are listed alphabetically by last name. For songs whose names begin with the word 'The,' ignore the first word and alphabetize by the second. The Admirable Crichton (released in the United States as Paradise Lagoon) is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More, Diane. August 19, 1819-September 28, 1891. Nationality: American Birth Date: August 19, 1819 Place of Birth: New York City Death Date: September 28, 1891. Garbage in the County of Oahu; Ordinances by the New County Government; Ordinances by the New Municipal Government; Later Ordinances Concerning Refuse. Columbia Pictures - Filmography. Join IMDb Pro for more details! Rating is available when the video has been rented. G rated Classic Movie. Also known as Paradise Lagoon. Upon his return, however, the others order him to pick up unnecessary luxuries rather than vital supplies on his next trip. He reluctantly complies, but at dinner, he insists he must take charge. The Earl instead discharges him. Eliza throws in her lot with Crichton, and the two depart. The Earl and his party soon realise that they cannot do without Crichton and capitulate, Mary being the sole holdout. She is eventually forced to give in as well. After two years, the social order has been completely upended: Crichton, now affectionately known as . In fact, the aristocrats have toughened up admirably and are quite content with their lot. Romantically, however, the situation is in disarray, as everyone waits to see whether Crichton will choose Mary or . All three of the other men are smitten with Tweeny. Finally, Crichton chooses Mary. However, just as they are exchanging wedding vows, a ship is sighted. Mary begs the others not to light a signal fire, reminding them how happy they have been on the island, but in the end, Crichton does so. When a rescue party lands, he has put on his butler's uniform and resumed his servile duties, much to the discomfort of the others. The castaways return to London. Woolley writes a book of their experiences, one that portrays him as the saviour of the group. Lady Brocklehurst, suspecting that the work is full of lies, insists on questioning all of the party privately. Crichton tells the truth, but in such a way as to conceal everything. After the Duchess leaves, he tenders his resignation. When the Earl offers financial assistance for his plan to start a business, Crichton shows him a bag of valuable pearls acquired while on the island. Mary begs him to return there with her, but Crichton tells her they cannot fight civilisation. In the end, Tweeny is ecstatic when he accepts her offer to go with him. Production. I don't think you owe total allegiance to the original text because you are, in a sense, making something that is very different. I was very fond of Kenny as an actor, although he wasn't particularly versatile. What he could do, he did very well. His strengths were his ability to portray charm; basically he was the officer returning from the war and he was superb in that kind of role. The minute that kind of role went out of existence, he began to go down as a box office star. De. Mille's Male and Female (1. We're Not Dressing (1. Bing Crosby. The play was also filmed twice for television, in 1. See also. Los Angeles Times (1. The Blue Lagoon (1. The Blue Lagoon is a 1. British romance and adventure film produced and directed by Frank Launder, starring Jean Simmons and Donald Houston. The screenplay was adapted by John Baines, Michael Hogan and Frank Launder from the novel The Blue Lagoon by Henry De Vere Stacpoole. The original music score was composed by Clifton Parker and the cinematography was by Geoffrey Unsworth. The film tells the story of two young children shipwrecked on a tropical island paradise in the South Pacific. Emotional feelings and physical changes arise as they grow to maturity and fall in love. The film has major thematic similarities to the Biblical story of Adam and Eve. In the Victorian period, 1. Emmeline Foster and Michael Reynolds, two British children, are the survivors of a shipwreck in the South Pacific. After days afloat, they are marooned on a lush tropical island in the company of kindly old sailor Paddy Button. Eventually, Paddy dies in a drunken binge, leaving Emmeline and Michael all alone with each other. Together, they survive solely on their resourcefulness, and the bounty of their remote paradise. Years later, Emmeline and Michael become tanned, athletic and nubile young adults. Eventually, their relationship, more along the lines of brother and sister in their youth, blossoms into love, and then passion. Emmeline and Michael have their baby boy, and they live together as common- law husband and wife, content in their solitude. But their marriage is threatened by the arrival of two evil traders, who force the child to dive for pearls at gunpoint, before killing each other off. Emmeline is reminded of the outside world and wants to leave the island. She fears for the child if she and Michael should die, and begins to think of his future. Michael finally gives in to her pleading and they pack a small boat and leave the island. But becalmed in the middle of the ocean, they succumb to exposure. They are found by a British ship, but the film leaves their fate ambiguous. Background and production. The 1. 92. 3 version was directed by W. Bowden and Dick Cruickshanks, starring Molly Adair and Dick Cruickshanks. Donald Houston was selected over 5,0. The updated version of The Blue Lagoon, directed by Randal Kleiser, was much closer to the spirit of the novel for it included nudity and sexual content, although not as much as the book. The updated version was followed in 1. Return to the Blue Lagoon, starring Milla Jovovich and Brian Krause. Although the sequel bears a strong similarity to the 1. Stacpoole's sequel, The Garden of God. The pearl- greedy traders do not appear in Stacpoole's original novel. However, in Stacpoole's third book, The Gates of Morning, a pair of sailors attack the people of a nearby island for pearls after seeing a woman wearing a double pearl hair ornament, as Emmeline does in the 1. A . Called Blue Lagoon: The Awakening, it depicts two contemporary teenagers (played by Indiana Evans (Emmaline Robinson) and Brenton Thwaites (Dean Mc. Cullen)). The male lead from the 1. Christopher Atkins appears in this film as one of the teachers on the ship- borne field trip where Emma and Dean are lost at sea and end up on an island. This film is available on DVD. See also. Perth: National Library of Australia. Supplement: The Sunday Times MAGAZINE. Retrieved 7 July 2. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2. 4 April 2.
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