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Laughter in Paradise

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Laughter in Paradise

1951

1h 33m

Comedy

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4 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

When a playful millionaire dies, he leaves a surprise for his loved ones -- in order to claim his fortune, they must complete assignments that will help them become better people. For their respective shares of the money, snobbish Agnes (Fay Compton) must work as a housekeeper for a month, pulp novelist Deniston (Alastair Sim) has to spend time in jail, swinging bachelor Simon (Guy Middleton) must marry and the meek Herbert (George Cole) is forced to try his hand at bank robbery.

Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

An amiable if ultimately forgettable comedy.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 12, 2020

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Unfortunately, for a movie that should be chock full of such shenanigans, Laughter in Paradise pointedly avoids farce, instead taking its characters' journeys a little too seriously and producing a disappointingly tame result.

May 1, 2020

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MFB Critics

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As a whole, although the script contains some genuinely amusing ideas, neither script writers nor director have achieved the pace, invention and style of high comedy.

Feb 5, 2018

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Dennis Schwartz

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It should have been a riot, but the zany Brit comedy is fumbled by the heavy-handed direction.

Rated: C+

Aug 24, 2014

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Paul G

I chuckled through this which is all you can ask for from a comedy. Alistair Sim is a great actor but the whole cast does a good job to keep this ticking along nicely. Worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/22/22

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Audience Member

Excellent performances by everyone from John Laurie, Faye Compton and the great Alastair Sim. A very good film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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sanja s

Witty, smart and funny. A simple and predictable premise, but delivered beautifully.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Like all Ealing type comedies intelligent writing and grand acting

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Despite an excellent cast there's no real outstanding performances here, although it's a solid enough mid 20th century British comedy with Audrey Hepburn in one of her first screen roles, although she's only on screen for about a minute.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

good cheeky brit-com

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Mario Zampi

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Alastair Sim

Captain James Deniston Russell

Fay Compton

Agnes Russell

Beatrice Campbell

Lucille Grayson

Veronica Hurst

Joan Webb

Guy Middleton

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Synopsis

When a playful millionaire dies, he leaves a surprise for his loved ones -- in order to claim his fortune, they must complete assignments that will help them become better people. For their respective shares of the money, snobbish Agnes (Fay Compton) must work as a housekeeper for a month, pulp novelist Deniston (Alastair Sim) has to spend time in jail, swinging bachelor Simon (Guy Middleton) must marry and the meek Herbert (George Cole) is forced to try his hand at bank robbery.

Director: Mario Zampi
Producer: Mario Zampi
Screenwriter: Jack Davies, Michael Pertwee
Production Co: Associated British
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 7, 2020
Runtime: 1h 33m