Life with the Lyons (film)

Life with the Lyons

Directed by	Val Guest
Produced by	Michael Carreras Robert Dunbar
Written by	Val Guest Robert Dunbar
Based on	the radio series by Bebe Daniels Bob Block Bill Harding
Starring	Ben Lyon Bebe Daniels
Music by	Arthur Wilkinson
Cinematography	Walter J. Harvey
Edited by	Douglas Myers
Production company	Hammer Film Productions
Distributed by	Exclusive Films (UK) Lippert Pictures (US)
Release dates	25 May 1954 (London) (UK)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£28,000^[1]
Box office	Over ₤70,000^[2]

Life with the Lyons is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Val Guest and starring Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon and Richard Lyon. It was a spin-off from the radio series Life with the Lyons, and the screenplay was based on previous episodes from the show.^[3] The Lyon family attempt to acquire a new house in Marble Arch. It was followed in 1955 by The Lyons in Paris. The Lyons' contract called for them to receive a percentage of the film's profits. After the film's successful release, the Lyons began a long-running, BBC television series, also titled Life with the Lyons. The film was made at Southall Studios.^[4]

Cast

Bebe Daniels ... Bebe Lyon
Ben Lyon ... Ben Lyon
Richard Lyon ... Richard Lyon
Barbara Lyon ... Barbara Lyon
Hugh Morton ... Mr. Hemingway
Horace Percival ... Mr. Wimple
Molly Weir ... Aggie
Doris Rogers ... Florrie Wainwright
Gwen Lewis ... Mrs. Wimple
Arthur Hill ... Slim Cassidy
Belinda Lee ... Violet Hemingway

Critical reception

Britmovie called it "a cheap but cheerful romp."^[5]

References

↑ "Mute role for actor's return.". The Mail (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 8 May 1954. p. 8 Supplement: SUNDAY MAGAZINE. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
↑ Tom Johnson and Deborah Del Vecchio, Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography, McFarland, 1996 p93
↑ "Life with the Lyons". BFI.
↑ "Life with the Lyons (1956) – Notes – TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies.
↑ "Life with the Lyons".

External links

Life with the Lyons at the Internet Movie Database

Hammer Film Productions films

by series

Dracula films	Dracula (1958) The Brides of Dracula (1960) Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) Scars of Dracula (1970) Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

Frankenstein films	The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)

Mummy films	The Mummy (1959) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) The Mummy's Shroud (1967) Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)

The Karnstein Trilogy	The Vampire Lovers (1970) Lust for a Vampire (1971) Twins of Evil (1971)

Dick Barton films	Dick Barton: Special Agent (1948) Dick Barton Strikes Back (1949) Dick Barton at Bay (1950)

Quatermass films	The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) Quatermass 2 (1957) Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

Robin Hood films	The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954) Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967)

On the Buses films	On the Buses (1971) Mutiny on the Buses (1972) Holiday on the Buses (1973)

The Woman in Black films	The Woman in Black (2012) The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (2014)

See also	Hammer filmography

by genre

Gothic horror films	The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) The Shadow of the Cat (1961) The Phantom of the Opera (1962) The Kiss of the Vampire (1963) The Gorgon (1964) Rasputin the Mad Monk (1966) The Plague of the Zombies (1966) The Reptile (1966) The Witches (1966) The Devil Rides Out (1968) Hands of the Ripper (1971) Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) Countess Dracula (1971) Vampire Circus (1972) Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1974) To the Devil a Daughter (1976)

Horror films	The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (1935) Demons of the Mind (1972) Beyond the Rave (2008) Let Me In (2010) Wake Wood (2011) The Quiet Ones (2014)

Thriller films	Man in Black (1949) The Black Widow (1951) The Snorkel (1958) Hell Is a City (1960) The Full Treatment (1960) Taste of Fear (1961) Cash on Demand (1961) The Maniac (1963) Paranoiac (1963) Nightmare (1964) Fanatic (1965) Hysteria (1965) The Nanny (1965) Crescendo (1970) Straight On till Morning (1972) Fear in the Night (1972)

Science fiction films	Four Sided Triangle (1953) Spaceways (1953) X the Unknown (1956) The Abominable Snowman (1957) The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959) The Damned (1963) The Lost Continent (1968) Moon Zero Two (1969)

Mystery films	Death in High Heels (1947) Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress (1949) The Rossiter Case (1951) Whispering Smith Hits London (1952) Lady in the Fog (1952) Mantrap (1953) The Saint's Return (1953) Blood Orange (1953) The Glass Cage (1955) The Lady Vanishes (1979)

Crime drama films	Cloudburst (1951) The Last Page (1952) Wings of Danger (1952) Stolen Face (1952) The Gambler and the Lady (1953) The Flanagan Boy (1953) 36 Hours (1953) Face the Music (1954) The House Across the Lake (1954) Murder by Proxy (1954) Five Days (1954) A Stranger Came Home (1954) Third Party Risk (1954) Women Without Men (1956)

Drama films	Song of Freedom (1936) Never Look Back (1952) Mask of Dust (1954) Break in the Circle (1955) Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) Captain Clegg (1962) Man at the Top (1973) The Resident (2011)

Action films	Ten Seconds to Hell (1959) The Stranglers of Bombay (1959) The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) Shatter (1974)

Adventure films	The Jack of Diamonds (1949) Passport to China (1961) The Terror of the Tongs (1961) The Pirates of Blood River (1962) The Scarlet Blade (1963) The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) She (1965) One Million Years B.C. (1966) Prehistoric Women (1967) The Viking Queen (1967) The Vengeance of She (1968) When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) Creatures the World Forgot (1971)

Comedy films	The Public Life of Henry the Ninth (1935) Sporting Love (1936) The Lady Craved Excitement (1950) Someone at the Door (1950) What the Butler Saw (1950) Life with the Lyons (1954) The Lyons in Paris (1955) Up the Creek (1958) I Only Arsked! (1958) Further Up the Creek (1958) Don't Panic Chaps! (1959) The Ugly Duckling (1959) Watch it, Sailor! (1961) A Weekend with Lulu (1961) The Old Dark House (1963) The Anniversary (1968) That's Your Funeral (1972) Love Thy Neighbour (1973)

War films	The Steel Bayonet (1957) The Camp on Blood Island (1958) Yesterday's Enemy (1959) The Secret of Blood Island (1964)

See also	Hammer filmography

Films directed by Val Guest

Miss London Ltd. (1943)
Bees in Paradise (1944)
Give Us the Moon (1944)
I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945)
Just William's Luck (1947)
William Comes to Town (1948)
Murder at the Windmill (1949)
Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949)
Mister Drake's Duck (1951)
Penny Princess (1952)
The Runaway Bus (1954)
Life with the Lyons (1954)
Dance, Little Lady (1954)
The Body Said No! (1954)
The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
The Lyons in Paris (1955)
Break in the Circle (1955)
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
They Can't Hang Me (1955)
It's a Wonderful World (1956)
Carry on Admiral (1957)
The Weapon (1957)
Quatermass 2 (1957)
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
The Camp on Blood Island (1958)
Up the Creek (1958)
Further Up the Creek (1958)
Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
Expresso Bongo (1959)
Life Is a Circus (1960)
Hell Is a City (1960)
The Full Treatment (1960)
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
Jigsaw (1962)
80,000 Suspects (1963)
The Beauty Jungle (1964)
Where the Spies Are (1965)
Casino Royale (1967)
Assignment K (1968)
Toomorrow (1970)
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
Au Pair Girls (1972)
Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974)
Killer Force (1976)
The Boys in Blue (1982)

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