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What Every Woman Wants

  • 1954
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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What Every Woman Wants (1954)
Drama

A newly wed couple have no option to move in with parents.Whilst trying to maintain their relationship without any privacy.A newly wed couple have no option to move in with parents.Whilst trying to maintain their relationship without any privacy.A newly wed couple have no option to move in with parents.Whilst trying to maintain their relationship without any privacy.

  • Director
    • Maurice Elvey
  • Writers
    • Edwin Lewis
    • Talbot Rothwell
  • Stars
    • William Sylvester
    • Elsie Albiin
    • Brenda de Banzie
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
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    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Maurice Elvey
    • Writers
      • Edwin Lewis
      • Talbot Rothwell
    • Stars
      • William Sylvester
      • Elsie Albiin
      • Brenda de Banzie
    • 4User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    William Sylvester
    William Sylvester
    • Jim Barnes
    Elsie Albiin
    Elsie Albiin
    • Jane
    Brenda de Banzie
    Brenda de Banzie
    • Sarah
    Patric Doonan
    Patric Doonan
    • Mark
    Dominic Roche
    Dominic Roche
    • Bill
    Joan Hickson
    Joan Hickson
    • Polly Ann
    Brian Rix
    Brian Rix
    • Herbert
    Joan Sims
    Joan Sims
    • Doll
    Beckett Bould
    • Tom
    Prunella Scales
    Prunella Scales
    • Mary
    Douglas Ives
    • Sam
    Edwin Richfield
    Edwin Richfield
    • Frank
    Jack Howarth
    • Pub Customer
    Joyce Riley
    • Director
      • Maurice Elvey
    • Writers
      • Edwin Lewis
      • Talbot Rothwell
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    6boblipton

    Manchester School Family Drama

    It's a crowded Manchester home, with grand dad, the married couple, their two grown children, one of whom has married the communist at the mill. The son of the house has an understanding with the girl next door, and they have trouble finding a spot for their courting. And then cousin William Sylvester shows up, with a leg shot off in battle, and the daughter of the house and he spark spark at each other. Will Patric Doonan decide there are things more important than class warfare, or will local gossip destroy the family.

    It's a fabulous cast, including Brenda de Banzies, and a Prunella Scales so young she's unrecognizable to those who know her from playing John Cleese's long-suffering wife, and Joan Hickson as the sharp-tongued and small-minded neighbor. Under the direction of Maurice Elvey, we are introduced to the characters, and while some don't have as much screen time as I'd like, the story bumps along in an explication of a fairly broad-minded and caring famil
    5richardchatten

    What Prunella Wants

    The faux saucy title combined with the fact that it's an Adelphi production, the name in the credits of director Maurice Elvey and future 'Carry On' writer Talbot Rothwell - soon followed by the extraordinary sight of Brian Rix and Prunella Scales in cycling shorts - suggests a comedy.

    However, the scenes shot on location in a factory more accurately belong in a drama about industrial relations with many of the cast, notably Brenda de Banzie as a sort of Mancunian Mother Courage, William Sylvester as the prospective son-in-law wounded in Korea and Patric Doonan railing against "this capitalist war" seeming to to be taking it all very seriously indeed.
    6malcolmgsw

    Cheaply made version of play with interesting newcomers

    This is the film version of a play,with most of the action taking place in the front room of the family house.William Sylvester returns as an army veteran who was the former lover of the daughter of the family.However she is now married to a rather unsympathetic character who is more interested in speaking at strike meetings than taking his wife dancing.There is a courting couple played by a very young Brian Rix and a young Prunella Scales.A youthful Joan Simms also makes an appearance.There is a copious use of stock footage for exteriors.Also at the political meetings you see the platform speakers but not those in the hall.Despite these limitations it is entertaining maybe because it took the path that will be taken by television soap operas.

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    • Release date
      • June 10, 1954 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Was jede Frau sich wünscht
    • Filming locations
      • Nettlefold Studios, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production company
      • David Dent Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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