| The Love Lottery | |
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 Original UK film poster | |
| Directed by | Charles Crichton |
| Written by | Harry Kurnitz Monja Danischewsky |
| Story by | Charles Neilson Gattey Zelma Bramley Moore |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon Monja Danischewsky |
| Starring | David Niven Peggy Cummins Anne Vernon Herbert Lom |
| Cinematography | Douglas Slocombe |
| Edited by | Seth Holt |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Love Lottery is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and starring David Niven, Peggy Cummins, Anne Vernon and Herbert Lom. Produced by Ealing Studios it was one of several Ealing Comedies that veered away from the standard formula.[2] The film examines celebrity and fan worship with an international setting including Lake Como, ambitious dream sequences, and an uncredited cameo appearance at the end by Humphrey Bogart as himself.[3]
It was shot in Technicolor. Interiors were shot at Ealing in West London with location shooting around Como in Italy standing in for the fictional town of Tremaggio. The film's sets were designed by the art director Thomas N. Morahan and the costumes by Anthony Mendleson. It was released by General Film Distributors as part of a long-standing agreement with Ealing.
Crichton said "it wasn't successful. I quite liked it. Perhaps it was too much a whimsy whamsy thing."[4]
- ^ "David Niven". Art & Hue. 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ * Hunter, I.Q. & Porter, Laraine. British Comedy Cinema. Routledge, 2012. p.73
- ^ "The Love Lottery". britmovie.co.uk.
- ^ "Charles Crichton Interview" (PDF). British Entertainment History Project. 14 December 1988. p. 20.