An eccentric practical joker plans to have the last laugh on his relatives after his death. His will stipulates that each of them must perform a task that is totally out of character before they can inherit their share of his money.
Laughter in Paradise(1951) was a patchy, but thoroughly amiable slice of whimsy, blessed with superb performances by Alastair Sim and Joyce Grenfell.
If this insipid remake is supposed to be a comedy, however, it’s not only an insult to the memory of the original, but it also breaches the Trades Descriptions Act.
What makes this an even more depressing experience is the utter waste of a cast that includes James Robertson-Justice, Arthur Lowe and Dennis Price, in addition to Thora Hird, Michael Hordern, Ronnie Corbett and Leslie Phillips as the quartet forced to humiliate themselves to benefit from joker Wilfrid Brambell’s will.
Herbert Russell
Ronnie Corbett Agnes Russell
Thora Hird Deniston Russell
Michael Hordern Simon Russell
Leslie Phillips Lucille
Barbara Murray Henry Russell
Wilfrid Brambell Benson
Dennis Price Sir Charles Robson
James Robertson-Justice Sheila Wilcott
Sheila Steafel Elizabeth Robson
Eleanor Summerfield Sergeant
Arthur Lowe Stewart
Noel Davis Miss Heath
Toni Gilpin Williams
Harold Goodwin Endicott
Noel Howlett Mrs Craik
Diana King PC Arthur
Stephen Lewis Wagstaff
John Nettleton Mr Dale
Brian Oulton Kitty
Toni Palmer Purvis
Frank Thornton Ricci
David Lander Lettie
Robin Tolhurst Janine
Vicki Woolf
Director
Duncan Wood
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Laughter in Paradise (1951) was a patchy, but thoroughly amiable slice of whimsy, blessed with superb performances by Alastair Sim and Joyce Grenfell.
