Two on the Tiles
1951 British film
- September 1951 (1951-09) (UK)
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Two on the Tiles is a 1951 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and starring Herbert Lom, Hugh McDermott and Brenda Bruce.[1] It was made at the Walton Studios by the independent Vandyke Productions for release as a second feature. It was one of three back-to-back productions Guillermin directed for the company at Walton Studios, along with Smart Alec and Four Days,.[2] It was released in the U.S. as School for Brides.[3]
Synopsis
A married couple, Dick and Janet Lawson, both face temptations while separated for a few days. Dick meets an attractive female fellow-traveller in Paris while Janet accidentally spends a night aboard a Royal Navy ship with a male friend after she is stranded following a party. Despite knowing the essential innocence of both husband and wife, their sinister new butler, Ford, uses information about their escapades to demand blackmail payments.
Cast
- Herbert Lom as Ford
- Hugh McDermott as Dick Lawson
- Brenda Bruce as Janet Lawson
- Ingeborg von Kusserow as Madeleine
- Humphrey Lestocq as Jimmy Bradley
- Armand Guinle as Pierre
- Basil Dignam as Ship's Captain
- Les Compagnons de la Chanson as Themselves
- Hyma Beckley as Hotel Receptionist
Production
Like Smart Alec, this film is based on a script by Alec Coppel.[4]
Critical reception
TV Guide gave the film two out of five stars, calling it an "innocuous comedy," but also finding it "enjoyable."[5]
References
- ^ "Two on the Tiles (1951)". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012.
- ^ Chibnall & McFarlane p.122-23
- ^ "School for Brides (1952) - John Guillermin - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (17 November 2020). "John Guillermin: Action Man". Filmink.
- ^ "School For Brides". TVGuide.com.
External links
- Two on the Tiles at IMDb
- Two on the Tiles at Reel Streets
- Two on the Tiles at Letterbox DVD
- Two on the Tile at park Circus
- Review of film at Variety
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
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Films directed by John Guillermin
- High Jinks in Society (1949)
- Torment (1950)
- Smart Alec (1951)
- Two on the Tiles (1951)
- Four Days (1951)
- Song of Paris (1952)
- Miss Robin Hood (1952)
- Operation Diplomat (1953)
- Strange Stories (1953)
- Adventure in the Hopfields (1954)
- The Crowded Day (1954)
- Thunderstorm (1956)
- Town on Trial (1957)
- The Whole Truth (1958)
- I Was Monty's Double (1958)
- Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
- The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
- Never Let Go (1960)
- Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
- Tarzan Goes to India (1962)
- Guns at Batasi (1964)
- Rapture (1965)
- The Blue Max (1966)
- P.J. (1968)
- House of Cards (1968)
- The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
- El Condor (1970)
- Skyjacked (1972)
- Shaft in Africa (1973)
- The Towering Inferno (1974)
- King Kong (1976)
- Death on the Nile (1978)
- Crossover (1980)
- Sheena (1984)
- King Kong Lives (1986)
- The Tracker (1988)
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