For Better, for Worse (1954 film)

For Better, for Worse
British theatrical poster
Directed by	J. Lee Thompson
Produced by	Kenneth Harper
Written by	J. Lee Thompson Peter Myers
Based on	play by Arthur Watkyn
Starring	Dirk Bogarde
Music by	Angela Morley (as Wally Stott)
Cinematography	Guy Green
Edited by	Peter Taylor
Production company	Kenwood Productions
Distributed by	Associated British-Pathe
Release dates	20 June 1955 (1955-06-20)
Running time	85 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£206,736 (UK)^[1]

For Better, for Worse is a 1954 British comedy film directed by J. Lee Thompson. It was based on Arthur Watkyn's play which had run for over 500 performances in the West End starring Leslie Phillips and Geraldine McEwan.^[2]^[3]

It was also known as Cocktails in the Kitchen.

Plot

A young couple (Dirk Bogarde and Susan Stephen) decide to get married.

Cast

Dirk Bogarde as Tony Howard
Susan Stephen as Anne Purves
Cecil Parker as Anne's Father
Eileen Herlie as Anne's Mother
Athene Seyler as Miss Mainbrace
Dennis Price as Debenham
Pia Terri as Mrs. Debenham
James Hayter as The Plumber
Thora Hird as Mrs. Doyle
George Woodbridge as Alf
Charles Victor as Fred
Sid James as The Foreman
Peter Jones as Car Salesman
Edwin Styles as Anne's Boss

Critical reception

Sky Movies noted "Arthur Watkyn's famous stage success has proved successful material for drama societies up and down the land - but still comes up like new in this bright little film version...Warm, human and charmingly funny domestic comedy, dressed up as fresh as paint by the colour camerawork." ^[4]

References

↑ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p504
↑ "SPOTLIGHT ON THE STARS.". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia). 29 April 1954. p. 24. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
↑ "For Better. For Worse | BFI | BFI". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
↑ "For Better, For Worse - Sky Movies HD". Skymovies.sky.com. 2006-01-27. Retrieved 2014-04-05.

External links

For Better, for Worse at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by J. Lee Thompson

Murder Without Crime (1950)
The Yellow Balloon (1953)
For Better, for Worse (1954)
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
As Long as They're Happy (1955)
An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)
Yield to the Night (1956)
The Good Companions (1957)
Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
North West Frontier (1959)
No Trees in the Street (1959)
Tiger Bay (1959)
I Aim at the Stars (1960)
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Cape Fear (1962)
Taras Bulba (1962)
Kings of the Sun (1963)
What a Way to Go! (1964)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
Return from the Ashes (1965)
Eye of the Devil (1966)
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
Before Winter Comes (1969)
The Chairman (1969)
Country Dance (1970)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Huckleberry Finn (1974)
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)
St. Ives (1976)
The White Buffalo (1977)
The Greek Tycoon (1978)
The Passage (1979)
Caboblanco (1980)
Happy Birthday to Me (1981)
10 to Midnight (1983)
The Evil That Men Do (1984)
The Ambassador (1984)
King Solomon's Mines (1985)
Murphy's Law (1986)
Firewalker (1986)
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
Messenger of Death (1988)
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)

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