Fast and Loose (1954 film)

Fast and Loose
British poster by Eric Pulford
Directed byGordon Parry
Written by
Based onA Cuckoo in the Nest
1925 play
by Ben Travers
Produced byTeddy Baird
Starring
Cinematography
Edited byFrederick Wilson
Music byPhilip Green
Production
company
Group Film Productions
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release date
  • 15 March 1954 (1954-03-15)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Fast and Loose is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Stanley Holloway, Kay Kendall and Brian Reece. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios near London with sets designed by the art director John Howell. It was based on the play A Cuckoo in the Nest by Ben Travers, the first of his Aldwych farces, which had previously been adapted as a 1933 film of the same title.

Plot

An unmarried couple are forced to adopt a series of pretexts when they stay at a country inn together with only one spare room.[1]

Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide called the film an "unfunny remake of A Cuckoo in the Nest (1933)."[2]

References

  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | FAST AND LOOSE (1954)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Fast And Loose Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 6 April 2014.