| High Jinks in Society | |
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| Directed by | John Guillermin Robert Jordan Hill |
| Written by | John Guillermin Robert Jordan Hill |
| Produced by | John Guillermin Robert Jordan Hill |
| Starring | Ben Wrigley Moore Marriott |
| Cinematography | Gerald Gibbs |
| Edited by | Robert Jordan Hill Anne Barker |
| Music by | Arthur Wilkinson |
Production company | Robert Jordan Hill Productions (as Advance) |
| Distributed by | Adelphi Films Ltd.(UK) |
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Running time | 78 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
High Jinks in Society (also known asHigh Jinx in Society) is a 1949 Britishcomedy film directed, written and produced byJohn Guillermin andRobert Jordan Hill and starring Ben Wrigley, Barbara Shaw, Basil Appleby,Peter Gawthorne andMoore Marriott.[1]
After foiling a robbery, window cleaner Ben is hired by aristocrat Lady Barr-Nunn to protect their valuables – with comic results.
It was an early film credit forJohn Guillermin.[2][3]
Kine Weekly wrote: "The picture never puts on airs, rather does it play down to its audience, but whichever way you look at it it's good honest, slapstick. The gags, which include an all-in wrestling burlesque and female impersonations, are surefire and good staging amplifies them."[4]
Picturegoer wrote: "Crazy slapstick comedy set in theWest End ofLondon. It deals with the adventures – or rather misadventures – of a window cleaner turned detective. The role is played in amusingly goofy fashion by Ben Wrigley, who is helped out with music from the Radio Revellers and theSquadronaires. A conventional love interest is handled neatly byJean Lodge and Basil Appleby. In the role of a grandfather is the lateMoore Marriott. On the whole, sound, honest slapstick.[5]