Operation Cupid
1960 British film by Charles Saunders
Operation Cupid is a 1960 British second feature ('B') comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Charles Farrell, Avice Landone and Wallas Eaton. It was written by Jack Taylor and Brock Williams.
01Plot
A gang of criminals win a marriage agency during a card game and plan to use it to arrange a lucrative marriage for one of their gang to an extremely wealthy heiress.
02Cast
- Charles Farrell as Charlie Stevens
- Avice Landone as Mrs. Mountjoy
- Wallas Eaton as Cecil
- Harold Goodwin as Mervyn
- Norma Parnell as Lola
- Charles Clay as Mr. Cupid
- Wally Patch as bookmaker
- Pauline Shepherd as Sylvie
- Neil Hallett as Tom
- Roy Jefferies as insurance representative
- Edward Malin as Smelly
- Audrey Nicholson as nurse
- George Patterson as Monty
- Colin Rix as postman
- Beth Rogan as barmaid
- David Saire as Claude
- Bruce Seton as representative
- Martin Sterndale as foreman
03Production
It was made at Twickenham Studios in west London.
04Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This artless comedy opens promisingly, but poverty of invention, uneven direction and weak scripting, not to mention song and dance padding, quickly tax the efforts of the cast. The net result fails to score on any level."
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928-1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Weak comedy wastes good idea."
Sources and credits
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