Not Wanted on Voyage
1957 British film by Maclean Rogers
- November 1957 (1957-11) (UK)
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Not Wanted on Voyage is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Ronald Shiner, Brian Rix and Catherine Boyle. It is based on the play Wanted on Voyage by Ken Attiwill and his wife Evadne Price, and was made at British National Studios.[1]
Plot
Two cabin stewards working on a luxury vessel on a Mediterranean cruise to Tangier attempt to earn extra money from the passengers using every possible means. However, when one of the wealthy dowagers has her valuable diamond necklace stolen, they do everything they can to ensure it is restored to her.
Cast
- Ronald Shiner as Steward Albert Higgins
- Brian Rix as Steward Cecil Hollebone
- Griffith Jones as Guy Harding
- Catherine Boyle (Katie Boyle) as Julie Hains
- Fabia Drake as Mrs. Brough
- Michael Brennan as Chief Steward
- Michael Shepley as Col. Blewton-Fawcett
- Dorinda Stevens as Pat
- Martin Boddey as Captain
- Janet Barrow as Lady Maud Catesby
- Therese Burton as Mrs. Rose
- John Chapman as Mr. Rose
- Peter Prowse as Strang
- Eric Pohlmann as Pedro
- Larry Noble as Steward Bleeding
- Michael Ripper as Steward Macy
- Hugh Moxey as 1st Officer
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "An alarming proportion of the gags and farcical situations misfire, so that the film is mostly rather tepid Whitehall farce. Therese Burton's lisping newly-wed has a quaintness and mild charm that singles it out from the rest."[2]
TV Guide wrote, "Too much corn stops this comedy from popping."[3]
Allmovie wrote, "Even those filmgoers who'd seen and heard the wheezy gags in Not Wanted on Voyage in earlier films were amused by the breezy ridiculousness of the project."[4]
British film critic Leslie Halliwell said: "Feeble fun from an old play."[5]
References
- ^ "Not Wanted on Voyage". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Not Wanted on Voyage". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 24 (276): 152. 1 January 1957 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Not Wanted On Voyage".
- ^ "Not Wanted on Voyage (1957) - Maclean Rogers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".
- ^ Halliwell, Leslie (1989). Halliwell's Film Guide (7th ed.). London: Paladin. p. 741. ISBN 0586088946.
External links
- Not Wanted on Voyage at IMDb
- Not Wanted on Voyage then-and-now location photographs at ReelStreets
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Films by Maclean Rogers
- The Third Eye (1929)
- The Mayor's Nest (1932)
- The Crime at Blossoms (1933)
- Summer Lightning (1933)
- Up for the Derby (1933)
- Trouble (1933)
- It's a Cop (1934)
- Virginia's Husband (1934)
- The Scoop (1934)
- The Feathered Serpent (1934)
- A Little Bit of Bluff (1935)
- The Right Age to Marry (1935)
- Old Faithful (1935)
- Marry the Girl (1935)
- A Wife or Two (1936)
- The Shadow of Mike Emerald (1936)
- A Touch of the Moon (1936)
- Not So Dusty (1936)
- To Catch a Thief (1936)
- The Heirloom Mystery (1936)
- The Happy Family (1936)
- Nothing Like Publicity (1936)
- Busman's Holiday (1936)
- Farewell to Cinderella (1937)
- Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937)
- Fifty-Shilling Boxer (1937)
- All That Glitters (1937)
- Father Steps Out (1937)
- Why Pick on Me? (1937)
- Racing Romance (1937)
- Easy Riches (1938)
- If I Were Boss (1938)
- His Lordship Regrets (1938)
- Darts Are Trumps (1938)
- Weddings Are Wonderful (1938)
- Paid in Error (1938)
- Miracles Do Happen (1939)
- His Lordship Goes to Press (1939)
- Garrison Follies (1940)
- Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1940)
- Shadowed Eyes (1940)
- Facing the Music (1941)
- Front Line Kids (1942)
- Gert and Daisy's Weekend (1942)
- Gert and Daisy Clean Up (1942)
- Variety Jubilee (1943)
- I'll Walk Beside You (1943)
- Somewhere in Civvies (1943)
- Give Me the Stars (1945)
- Don Chicago (1945)
- The Trojan Brothers (1946)
- Woman to Woman (1947)
- Calling Paul Temple (1948)
- The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)
- Dark Secret (1949)
- Paul Temple's Triumph (1950)
- Something in the City (1950)
- Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951)
- Madame Louise (1951)
- Paul Temple Returns (1952)
- Salute the Toff (1952)
- Hammer the Toff (1952)
- Down Among the Z Men (1952)
- Alf's Baby (1953)
- Force's Sweetheart (1953)
- Behind the Headlines (1953)
- Flannelfoot (1953)
- Johnny on the Spot (1954)
- Calling All Cars (1954)
- Assignment Redhead (1956)
- Not So Dusty (1956)
- You Pay Your Money (1957)
- Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
- Mark of the Phoenix (1958)
- A Clean Sweep (1958)
- Just Joe (1960)
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