The Perfect Woman (1949 film)
| The Perfect Woman | |
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| Directed by | Bernard Knowles |
| Written by | George Black Bernard Knowles |
| Produced by | Alfred Black George Black |
| Starring | Patricia Roc Stanley Holloway Nigel Patrick Miles Malleson |
| Cinematography | Jack Hildyard |
| Edited by | Peter Graham Scott |
| Music by | Arthur Wilkinson |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors - UK |
Release date | 1949 |
Running time | 87m 42s (UK). |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Perfect Woman is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Bernard Knowles and written by George Black, Jr and J. B. Boothroyd, based upon a play by Wallace Geoffrey and Basil Mitchell. The sceenplay concerns a scientist who creates a woman in his lab.
Plot summary
A scientist (Miles Malleson) creates what he considers the perfect woman (Pamela Devis) in his lab. His niece, played by Patricia Roc decides to amuse herself by pretending to be this artificial woman. The plot follows a man who takes a job escorting the woman for a night on the town.[1]
Cast
- Patricia Roc as Penelope Belman
- Stanley Holloway as Ramshead
- Nigel Patrick as Roger Cavendish
- Miles Malleson as Professor Ernest Belman
- Irene Handl as Mrs. Butters
- Anita Sharp-Bolster as Lady Diana
- Fred Berger as Farini
- David Hurst as Wolfgang Winkel
- Pamela Devis as Olga the Robot
- Jerry Verno as Football Fan On Underground
- Johnnie Schofield as Ticket Collector
- Philippa Gill as Lady Mary
- Jerry Desmonde as Dress shop manager
- Dora Bryan as Model in shop
- Noel Howlett as Scientist
Television version
The BBC broadcast a live adaptation of the Geoffrey and Mitchell play in the Sunday Night theatre slot on 6 May 1956.
References
- ^ The Perfect Woman: Movie information Retrieved on 23 July 2007