| Helter Skelter | |
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| Directed by | Ralph Thomas |
| Written by | Patrick Campbell |
| Produced by | Antony Darnborough |
| Starring | David Tomlinson Carol Marsh |
| Cinematography | Jack Asher |
| Edited by | Bob Wilson |
| Music by | Francis Chagrin |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £84,000 (by 1953)[2] |
Helter Skelter is a 1949 British romantic comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Carol Marsh, David Tomlinson and Mervyn Johns. A radio star becomes involved with a wealthy heiress. The title is a common expression to describe a situation of "chaotic and disorderly haste".[3]
The recurring English comic characters Charters and Caldicott also appeared in the film.
- ^ "Basil Radford & Naunton Wayne". Art & Hue.
- ^ Andrew Spicer, Sydney Box Manchester Uni Press 2006 p 211
- ^ "The meaning and origin of the expression: Helter-skelter". The Phrase Finder. Retrieved 22 February 2023.