That Riviera Touch

That Riviera Touch
That Riviera Touch
	Promotional film poster by Arnaldo Putzu
Directed by	Cliff Owen
Written by	Peter Blackmore ; Dick Hills and Sid Green
Produced by	Hugh Stewart
Starring	Eric Morecambe; Ernie Wise; Suzanne Lloyd;
Cinematography	Jack Asher
Edited by	Gerry Hambling
Music by	Ron Goodwin
Distributed by	Rank
Release dates	24 March 1966 (London, West End)
Running time	98 minutes
Language	English

That Riviera Touch is a 1966 British comedy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. It is the second feature-length film made by the comedy duo Morecambe and Wise.

The film opened at the Leicester Square Theatre in the West End of London on 24 March 1966.

Plot

After Eric Simpson (Eric Morecambe) nearly gives The Queen a parking ticket in London, he and Ernest Clark (Ernie Wise) decide to take a holiday in the south of France. However, when they arrive there, they become unwittingly involved in a jewel theft when the thief Le Pirate (Paul Stassino) decides to use them to smuggle some precious jewels out of the country. He sends the two Englishmen to a sinister villa and sends the beautiful Claudette (Suzanne Lloyd), a member of his criminal gang, to keep Eric and Ernie occupied while he carries out the various stages of his plan. Confusion ensues however, as the two battle for the affections of Claudette and Eric accidentally wins a large sum of money at a casino. Eventually Eric and Ernie start to get suspicious and begin to investigate...

Cast

Eric Morecambe - Eric Simpson
Ernie Wise - Ernest Clark
Suzanne Lloyd - Claudette
Paul Stassino - Le Pirate
Armand Mestral - Inspector Duval
Gerald Lawson - Coco
George Eugeniou - Marcel
George Pastell - Ali
Alexandra Bastedo - Girl at roulette table
Nicole Shelby - Woman in casino
Peter Jeffrey - Mauron
Francis Matthews - Hotel manager
Michael Forrest - Pierre
Paul Danquah - Hassim

Reception

That Riviera Touch was among the 15 most popular films at the British box office in 1966.^[1]

References

^ "Most popular star for third time." The Times [London, England] 31 Dec. 1966: 5.

External links

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[1] "Most popular star for third time." The Times [London, England] 31 Dec. 1966: 5.

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v t e Morecambe and Wise
Eric Morecambe Ernie Wise
Collaborators	Hills and Green Eddie Braben John Ammonds Ernest Maxin Barry Cryer John Junkin
Television	Running Wild (1954) Two of a Kind (1961–1968) The Morecambe & Wise Show (BBC, 1968–1977) The Morecambe & Wise Show (ITV, 1978–1983)
Episode lists	Two of a Kind (1961–1968) The Morecambe & Wise Show (BBC, 1968–1977) The Morecambe & Wise Show (ITV, 1978–1983) Other television appearances
Radio	The Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise Show (1975–1978)
Films	The Intelligence Men (1965) That Riviera Touch (1966) The Magnificent Two (1967) Night Train to Murder (1983)
Songs	"Bring Me Sunshine"
Books by	Eric & Ernie: The Autobiography of Morecambe & Wise (1973) Morecambe & Wise: There's No Answer to That! (1981) Still on My Way to Hollywood (1990, Wise only)
Television tributes	Bring Me Sunshine: A Gala Evening (1984) Morecambe and Wise: Bring Me Sunshine (1994) Morecambe & Wise: Greatest Moments (2008) Bring Me Morecambe & Wise (2012)
Related	List of joint appearances Fools Rush In (1973) The Passionate Pilgrim (1984) The Importance of Being Ernie (1993) The Play What I Wrote (2001) Morecambe and Wise: In Their Own Words (2007) Morecambe (2009) Eric and Ernie (2011) Eric, Ernie and Me (2016)