Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueWhen newlyweds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a rundown houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra on a trip down the river to... Tout lireWhen newlyweds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a rundown houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra on a trip down the river to Folkestone, but somehow they end up in France with no fuel and supplies and must resort t... Tout lireWhen newlyweds Jack and Peggy face eviction, they are tricked into buying a rundown houseboat. After rebuilding the engine, they take their friends Sid and Sandra on a trip down the river to Folkestone, but somehow they end up in France with no fuel and supplies and must resort to desperate actions to return home.
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Films like DOUBLE BUNK seem to get by on their effortless charm and genuine humour. Certainly there are a few saucy moments here, but the film for the most part belongs to an earlier, cleaner time in which the laughs feel unforced and entirely natural. And when your film is chock full of seasoned comic performers as it is here, it's hard to go wrong.
Inevitably for a film with Sid James in a leading role, he ends up stealing all of the best bits. You can rely on Sid, and he doesn't disappoint. Scott is saddled with a fairly dull 'straight' role although she does have a few good moments - and check out those shorts! - but the best female performance comes from Liz Fraser, playing your usual sex siren. Here, she's a striptease artist, and as well as being breathtakingly gorgeous she's very funny too.
The supporting cast is exemplary. Dennis Price essays the caddish role with ease, while Naunton Wayne's cameo was to be his last performance. Watch out for Miles Malleson as a fishing vicar, and another nice cameo from Irene Handl, who seems to spend all of her screen time in the kitchen! There's plenty of slapstick humour here, and it all holds together very nicely. I think that as a film, DOUBLE BUNK certainly holds its own against the CARRY ONs of the era.
The uppermost question occurred to me watching this film on www.IMDb.com was surely one has to show proficiency by the marine equivalent of the driving test before you can be let loose on the river.But of course the resulting slapstick forms the basis of the film comedy.
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- AnecdotesJanette Scott arrived at the location on Taggs Island in a brand-new sports car, a 21st-birthday present from her husband Jackie Rae. Rehearsals started with Ian Carmichael driving a Bentley with faulty brakes, which he only found out were faulty when he went into Janette's car, causing a large dent.
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[Peggy has arranged a delivery of plants and bushes to brighten up the boat. She gives the delivery man two coins as a tip, and he looks disdainfully at her lack of generosity]
Peggy: [referring to the flower display] You don't think I've overdone it, do you?
Flowerman: [referring to the tip] No, ma'am, I'd say you've judged it to a nicety: *you* won't miss it and *we* won't feel the impact of sudden wealth.
- Crédits fous"Ron and Eth (as Eff)" receive a final credit, but not the actors who voiced them.
- ConnexionsFeatured in Talkies: Liz Fraser Presents... Double Bunk (2016)
- Bandes originalesDouble Bunk
Written by Stanley Black, Jack Fishman & Mike Pratt (as Michael Pratt)
Sung by Sidney James and Liz Fraser
Recorded by Decca
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
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- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Balayı Gemisi
- Lieux de tournage
- Taggs Island, Taggs Island, Hampton TW12 2HA, Royaume-Uni(Where the boat is moored)
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- Durée1 heure 32 minutes
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