Laughter in Paradise Page #2

Synopsis: Famed practical joker Henry Russell leaves 50,000 pounds to each of his four surviving relatives. But his will has one last joke - they each have to undertake a task completely out of character within a month. As each sets out on their objective they find that quite apart from the promised riches, they are unexpectedly getting a lot out of the challenge. All except caddish Simon Russell, that is.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Mario Zampi
Production: Transocean
 
IMDB:
7.2
NOT RATED
Year:
1951
93 min
144 Views


Kisser!

Before going down, she threw me a single glance...

of searing hate suffused with scorn...

She was certainly a swell tomato!

That's a beautiful beginning, Capt. Russell...

It really is!

I'm afraid it's all rather disgusting really,

but... well, they seem to like the American touch.

Well.. um... proceed...

I leaned over her as she lay on the floor...

her green eyes half closed...

her bruised lips curled

in a slightly contemptuous smile.

"Petal", I whispered, "I love you, I love you. "

I love you.

- Three "I love you"s?

- That's right.

Then 4 dots and 4 X's...

Bother!

Capt. Deniston Russell's secretary.

Who wants him, please?

Oh... just a moment...

Your fiance...

Hello dear...

Yes, yes... I said I'd phone you at 6.

Well it's only 2 minutes past, you know.

Sorry, dear...

Just dictating letters...

paying bills, you know...

Yes, dear...

Oh dear, really, dear!

Goodbye, dear!

Well now... where were we?

dot-dot-dot and 4 X's

Oh yes...

A convulsive tremor shook her slender frame...

and Petal moaned...

Miss Wilcott?

Petal moaned.

I know it's none of my business,

but I think you ought to tell her.

Tell who... what?

Your fiance... about your being a writer.

If you're getting married in a fortnight...

But I couldn't do that...

Oh dear... good gracious no...

Oh, she'd never approve...

I mean it's not as if I were a... Bernard Shaw...

Oh, but she'd be proud of you!

Not many people can get

a book published at all...

And look at you... scores of them!

And under 15 different names!

Yes, well I'm afraid Elizabeth doesn't

consider this sort of thing... art.

Well, if you ask me, I think she's a...

But I didn't ask you, Miss Wilcott!

Now, shall we proceed?

A convulsive tremor shook her slender frame...

...and Petal moaned...

Petal moaned...

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear...

Hello, Deniston Russel here.

What... a telegram?

Yes, yes... I'll take it.

Just a moment...

Yes...

Thank you... thank you very much.

Well, well, well!

Cousin Henry's dead...

Murdered?!

No, no, no, no... very peaceful.

Henry... he seems to have left me

a lot of money.

What?... good!

Good?... No... I was very fond of cousin Henry.

He was a remarkable man.

He was rich... he was very rich...

Well at least this ought to put an end to my

having to write this sort of stuff.

Goodbye to "Blood Lust"!

Goodbye to Mervyn Somesby

and Jeremy St Clair!

And Gloria Trabshaw!

Capt. Russell!... You wouldn't give up writing

just because you got a bit of money!?

Well, it would be a crime... you couldn't!

No, no... of course not, Miss Wilcott...

but don't you see now...

Now I can afford to write

under my own name

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Michael Pertwee

Michael Henry Pertwee (24 April 1916, Kensington, London – 17 April 1991, Camden, London) was an English playwright and screenwriter. Among his credits were episodes of The Saint, Danger Man, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, B-And-B, Ladies Who Do, Hong Kong and many other films and TV series. He was the brother of Jon Pertwee of Doctor Who fame, the son of Roland Pertwee, a noted screenwriter and actor of the 1910s-1950s, a distant cousin of Bill Pertwee, a noted character actor, and the uncle of actor Sean Pertwee. more…

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