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    Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary (1953)

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    Laurie Vining (Bonar Colleano, hired to provide international appeal) is an American naval officer stationed in England.

    He is getting ready to go on his honeymoon with his new wife, Gillian (Diana Decker) when his gorgeous blonde ex-wife Candy (Diana Dors) shows up and insists that their American divorce is not valid in England so legally they’re still married.

    Afraid to tell Gillian about the situation, Laurie stashes Candy in the hotel suite’s guest bedroom and calls in his girl-shy, birdwatching British lawyer, Frank Betterton (David Tomlinson).

    Sid James – entertaining as an American serviceman (though his accent sometimes flips between American, Cockney and South African) bolsters the film – filmed at Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames – with sturdy performances.

    It’s a classic bedroom farce – lots of door-slamming and hiding in wardrobes – with a lively script (based on a successful West End play) and Diana Dors steals the show, proving once again that she was much, much more than the ‘sex symbol’ she was marketed as.

    Commander Laurie Vining
    Bonar Colleano
    Gillian Vining
    Diana Decker
    Frank Betterton
    David Tomlinson
    Candy Markham
    Diana Dors
    Hank Hanlon
    Sidney James
    Lucy
    Audrey Freeman
    Admiral Fields
    MacDonald Parke
    Hicks
    Hubert Woodward
    Captain Noakes
    Lou Jacobi
    Lieutenant Babs Browning
    Eileen Sands
    Young Lieutenant
    Warren Stanhope
    Liftman
    Peter Butterworth

    Director
    Maurice Elvey

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