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The Body Said No!

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The Body Said No!
Danish poster
Directed byVal Guest
Written byVal Guest
Produced byDaniel Angel
StarringMichael Rennie
Yolande Donlan
Hy Hazell
CinematographyBert Mason
Edited bySam Simmonds
Music byRonald Hanmer
Production
companies
Angel Productions
Grand National Film Productions
Distributed byEros Films
Release date
  • 8 May 1950 (1950-05-08)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Body Said No! is a 1950 British crime comedy film directed and written by Val Guest and starring Michael Rennie, Yolande Donlan, and Hy Hazell.[1][2] It was shot at Walton Studios near London and distributed by Eros Films.

Plot

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In a British TV studio, Michael Rennie (as himself) is performing live in a dramatic broadcast. On a neighbouring set, cabaret singer Mikki Brent thinks she sees a coded plot being discussed to murder Rennie. Her friends are sceptical, but she warns Rennie, and various adventures and investigations ensue.

Cast

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Production

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The film was written as a vehicle for Yolande Dolan. She was reunited with Michael Rennie who had appeared with her in Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949).[3]

Critical reception

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The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Cabaret numbers help to fill out the slim material, and Yolande Donlan as the dizzy girl provides her own brand of accomplished comedy."[4]

TV Guide wrote: "an early inside glimpse of the television world, but a paranoid no-brainer."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Body Said No!". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "The Body Said No!". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009.
  3. ^ Fowler, Roy (1988). "Interview with Val Guest". British Entertainment History Project.
  4. ^ "The Body Said No!". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 17 (193): 65. 1 January 1950 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ "The Body Said No!". TV Guide.
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