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The Little Hut

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The lovely Susan (Ava Gardner) dates Henry (David Niven), but before any serious romance develops, Susan quits him and gets hitched to his close friend, the ambitious Philip (Stewart Granger). The trio then embark on a lavish boat trip. But after running into treacherous weather, they become stranded on an island. Oddly, even in this exotic locale, Philip's attention turns to his finances. An annoyed Susan tries to rouse her husband's interest by letting romantic sparks fly with Henry.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A strong cast is not enough to make this French sex farce seem better than slightly charming. Rated: C Mar 19, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Not very successful as a comedy, but definitely worth watching to marvel at how such a morally wrong and racy movie was ever approved by the Hays Code. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member The script is a contrived bit of silliness but Ava is gorgeous and game. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member gr8 cast makes this one go Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Silly contrived story but Ava Gardner has the most exquisite wardrobe in this which accentuates her beauty.Even after the threesome get shipwrecked,she's the most stylish Islander I've ever seen.Poor Ava,in a Love Triangle with two handsome men in Tuxedos. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member quirky but interesting Gardner sizzles Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Disappointing film, perhaps more so because I was expecting it to be decent or better. This film stars two of my favorite classic film actors, David Niven and Ava Gardner, with a potentially humorous screwball situation: three people are stranded on a tropical island: the gorgeous Ava Gardner, her husband (a stolid workaholic who must be blind and daft) and the third wheel, played by David Niven, who has been keeping Ava's character company all these years since the husband is neglectful of her; they show slides at one point and they are all of Ava and David going on vacations together, rolling around in the surf, etc.! However, they maintain a platonic relationship. The movie starts out well, but quickly turns boring and then disturbing. The characters all become very unlikable and there are some very objectionable ideas toward the end that made the movie one I can't recommend. I don't feel it's humorous to imply a man can't live on an island for one month without becoming a desperate, slavering perv or worse, as in the case of the ship's chef; he turns out to have been marooned on the island somewhere the whole time, and attempts an elaborate hostage-taking and sexual assault. ("But he's such a great chef!" Excuse me?!!) Very distasteful and not a humorous movie. I know it was "another time" but that really doesn't excuse this one for me. Boring and offensive, and made me repulsed by two of my favorite actors! I think I'll take another star off for that... Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The lovely Susan (Ava Gardner) dates Henry (David Niven), but before any serious romance develops, Susan quits him and gets hitched to his close friend, the ambitious Philip (Stewart Granger). The trio then embark on a lavish boat trip. But after running into treacherous weather, they become stranded on an island. Oddly, even in this exotic locale, Philip's attention turns to his finances. An annoyed Susan tries to rouse her husband's interest by letting romantic sparks fly with Henry.
Director
Mark Robson
Producer
F. Hugh Herbert
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 18m