My Wife's Lodger
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My Wife's Lodger is a 1952 British
comedy film
directed by Maurice Elvey
and starring Dominic Roche
, Olive Sloane
and Leslie Dwyer
. A soldier returns home after the Second World War only to find a spiv
lodger has established himself in his place. He begins plotting to restore his place as the head of the houshold. It was based on a play by Roche.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey
Maurice Elvey was the most prolific film director in British history. He directed nearly 200 films between 1913 and 1957. During the silent film era he directed as many as twenty films per year....
and starring Dominic Roche
Dominic Roche
-Selected filmography:* My Wife's Lodger * What Every Woman Wants * The Quare Fellow * Paddy...
, Olive Sloane
Olive Sloane
Olive Sloane was an English actress whose film career spanned over 40 years from the silent era through to her death...
and Leslie Dwyer
Leslie Dwyer
Leslie Dwyer was an English character actor of film and television. He was born in Catford, the son of the popular music hall comedian Johnny Dwyer and acted from the age of ten and appeared in his first film in 1921...
. A soldier returns home after the Second World War only to find a spiv
Spiv
In the United Kingdom, a spiv is a particular type of petty criminal, who deals in stolen or black market goods of questionable authenticity, especially a slickly-dressed man offering goods at bargain prices...
lodger has established himself in his place. He begins plotting to restore his place as the head of the houshold. It was based on a play by Roche.
Cast
- Dominic RocheDominic Roche-Selected filmography:* My Wife's Lodger * What Every Woman Wants * The Quare Fellow * Paddy...
- Willie Higginbotham - Olive SloaneOlive SloaneOlive Sloane was an English actress whose film career spanned over 40 years from the silent era through to her death...
- Maggie Higginbotham - Leslie DwyerLeslie DwyerLeslie Dwyer was an English character actor of film and television. He was born in Catford, the son of the popular music hall comedian Johnny Dwyer and acted from the age of ten and appeared in his first film in 1921...
- Roger the Lodger - Diana DorsDiana DorsDiana Dors was an English actress, born Diana Mary Fluck in Swindon, Wiltshire. Considered the English equivalent of the blonde bombshells of Hollywood, Dors described herself as: "The only sex symbol Britain has produced since Lady Godiva."-Early life:Diana Mary Fluck was born in Swindon,...
- Eunice Higginbotham - Alan Sedgwick - Tex
- Vincent DowlingVincent DowlingVincent Gerard Dowling is an Emmy Award winning Irish actor and director.He was formerly married to the late Irish actress, Brenda Doyle...
- Norman Higginbotham - Vi KaleyVi Kaley-Selected filmography:* Lloyd of the C.I.D. * Love on the Dole * Fanny by Gaslight * The Fool and the Princess * Woman Hater * My Brother Jonathan * The Mudlark -External links:...
- Mother-in-Law - Martin WyldeckMartin Wyldeck-Selected filmography:* My Wife's Lodger * Time Bomb * Timeslip * Just Joe * The Girl on the Boat * The Pot Carriers * Night Must Fall * The Return of Mr...
- Policeman - David Hannaford - Vernon
- Ilena Sylva - Vernon's Mother
- Ronald AdamRonald Adam (actor)Ronald Adam OBE , born Ronald George Hinings Adams, was a British RAF officer, an actor on stage and screen and a successful theatre manager.-Early life:...
- Doctor - Wally PatchWally PatchWally Patch was a British character actor, who had supporting roles in many films. He was born Walter Sidney Vinnicombe in Willesden, London on 26 September 1888...
- Sergeant - Derek Tansley - Deserter
- Alastair Hunter - Lance Corporal
- Toke TownleyToke TownleyToke Antony Townley, born 6 November 1912 in Great Dunmow, died 27 September 1984 in Leeds, was an English actor.-Biography:His father was a vicar and he was christened John Townley, but his first name was then changed by his parents to the surname of an ancestor. After he left school he worked as...
- Soldier - Fred Griffiths - Driver
- Harry LockeHarry LockeHarry Locke was a British character actor.He was born and died in London. He was a familiar face in three decades of British cinema, with appearances including Passport to Pimlico , Reach for the Sky , Carry On Nurse , The Devil-Ship Pirates and The Family Way .In 1969 he appeared in Randall...
- Passer-by