The Lady Craved Excitement

The Lady Craved Excitement
Directed byFrancis Searle
Written byJohn Gilling
Francis Searle
Based ona BBC radio serial by Edward J. Mason
Produced byAnthony Hinds
StarringHy Hazell
Michael Medwin
Sidney James
Andrew Keir
CinematographyWalter J. Harvey
Edited byJohn Ferris
Music byFrank Spencer
Production
company
Distributed byExclusive Films (UK)
Release date
  • August 1950 (1950-08) (UK)
Running time
60 mins
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Lady Craved Excitement is a 1950 British comedy second feature ('B')[1] film directed by Francis Searle and starring Hy Hazell, Michael Medwin and Sid James.[2][3][4] It was written by John Gilling based on the 1949 BBC radio serial The Lady Craved Excitement by Edward J. Mason.[5] An early Hammer film, it is significant as one of five films shot at Oakley Court and the first to feature its famous exterior, located next door to Bray Studios.[6]

  1. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "The Lady Craved Excitement". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. ^ "The Lady Craved Excitement". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  4. ^ "The Lady Craved Excitement (1950)". Radio Times.
  5. ^ "The Lady Craved Excitement". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. ^ "The Lady Craved Excitement". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2014.