Girls of the Latin Quarter

Girls of the Latin Quarter
Directed byAlfred Travers
Written byBrad Ashton
Alfred Travers
Dick Vosburgh
Produced byOlive Negus-Fancey
StarringBernard Hunter
Jill Ireland
Sheldon Lawrence
CinematographyHilton Craig
Edited byMonica Kimick
Music byJackie Brown
Cy Payne
Production
company
E.J. Fancey Productions
Release date
  • March 1960 (1960-03)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Girls of the Latin Quarter is a 1960 British second feature ('B')[1] comedy musical film directed by Alfred Travers and starring Bernard Hunter, Jill Ireland and Sheldon Lawrence.[2][3] It was written by Brad Ashton, Travers and DIck Vosburgh.

Plot

Under the terms of a will, a young man stands to inherit a fortune if he can he turn the prospects of the family farm around. He comes up with a scheme to raise money by putting on a Show.

Cast

  • Bernard Hunter as Clive Smedley
  • Jill Ireland as Jill
  • Sheldon Lawrence as Mac
  • Danny Green as Hodgson
  • Joe Baker as Finch
  • Sonya Cordeau as herself, singer
  • Cuddly Dudley as himself, singer
  • Mimi Pearce as herself, dancer
  • Cherry Wainer as herself, organist

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Almost everything about this film is shoddy. Even the editing, lighting, colour and sound quality cannot maintain acceptable standards. After oafish comedy scenes, primitively directed, the story tails off in a series of floor show turns, interspersed with drunken gambollings by Bernard Hunter. The film seems to be an attempt to display the attractiveness and sophistication of the Latin Quarter night-club and its clientele, but the bungling direction makes both look rather silly."[4]

References

  1. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "Girls of the Latin Quarter". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Girls of Latin Quarter (1960) - Alfred Travers - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. ^ "Girls of the Latin Quarter". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 27 (312): 37. 1 January 1960. ProQuest 1305826250 – via ProQuest.