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    Bliss Of Mrs Blossom, The (1968)

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    Shirley MacLaine stars in this otherwise all-British comedy, written by Alec Coppel and Denis Norden and directed by Joseph McGrath.

    She plays Harriet, the wife of brassiere manufacturer Robert Blossom (Richard Attenborough), who manages to conceal her lover, Ambrose Tuttle (James Booth) – a sewing machine repairman who works for her husband – in the attic for three years before her husband tumbles to the situation.

    Fantasy sequences take the clandestine lovers to the romantic derring-do eras of Napoleon and Charles I.

    Freddie Jones and William Rushton play two idiotic Scotland Yard detectives who are searching for the missing sewing machine man. As they bumble through their investigation, foul play seems most likely and, of course, Mrs Blossom is the prime suspect.

    This film is loosely based on a real incident. In the early 1920s, Dolly Oesterreich kept her lover, Otto Sanhuber in her attic for many years.

    Her husband Fred ran a company that made aprons. Otto even moved with the couple from Milwaukee to Los Angeles to stay above his lover. Unfortunately, the real story didn’t have the happy ending of the movie.

    The dialogue is a step above Benny Hill, but the performances lift it to the level of Noel Coward.

    The cast features Patricia Routledge and Bob Monkhouse and even – albeit briefly – John Cleese, who, defying the total absurdity of the situation, manage to elicit some laughs

    Harriet Blossom
    Shirley MacLaine
    Robert Blossom

    Richard Attenborough
    Ambrose Tuttle

    James Booth
    Det. Sgt. Dylan

    Freddie Jones
    Dylan’s Assistant

    William Rushton
    Dr Taylor

    Bob Monkhouse
    Miss Reece

    Patricia Routledge
    Judge

    John Bluthal
    Doctor

    Harry Towb
    Dr Zimmerman

    Clive Dunn
    Dr Krunhauser

    Geraldine Sherman
    Pet Shop assistant

    Sandra Caron
    Pet Shop saleslady

    Sheila Steafel
    Factory Manager

    Frank Thornton
    Factory Tea Lady

    Marianne Stone
    Art Dealer

    Barry Humphries
    Post Office Clerk

    John Cleese
    Musketeers

    Bruce Lacey
    Tony Grey

    Douglas Grey
    Bookshop Assistant

    Leslie Dwyer
    Security Guard

    Ronnie Brody
    Bra Model

    Carol Cleveland

    Director
    Joseph McGrath

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