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Treasure Hunt (1952 film)

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'Treasure Hunt' is a 1952 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Martita Hunt, Jimmy Edwards, Naunton Wayne and Athene Seyler.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090113205717/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/55185 BFI.org] It is based on the 1949 play 'Treasure Hunt' by M.J. Farrell and John Perry.

It was shot at Teddington Studios in London, which had been for many years the base of the British subsidiary of Warner Brothers. It was the last film to be shot there, before it was later taken over as a television production facility. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Howell.

Plot



On his death, the eccentric family of rakish Sir Roderick Lyall (Jimmy Edwards) gathers at his ancestral Irish mansion, Ballyroden Hall, for the reading of the will. Everyone is shocked to hear that, once debts are paid, the only asset remaining will be the mansion. The family doctor, Mr. Walsh (Miles Malleson), suggests the mansion be turned into a guest house to bring in funds. Half the family supports the idea, but Uncle Hercules (Jimmy Edwards) and Consuelo (Athene Seyler) endeavour to sabotage the scheme. All the while, Aunt Anna Rose (Martita Hunt) insists she has mislaid a fortune in jewels but her story is doubted due to her eccentric personality. When the first paying guests, Eustace Mills (Naunton Wayne), Mrs. Cleghorn-Thomas (June Clyde) and daughter Yvonne (Mara Lane), arrive for their holiday, expecting peace and quiet, they find themselves caught up in a series of farcical situations caused by their hosts.

Cast



* Martita Hunt as Aunt Anna Rose

* Jimmy Edwards as Hercules Ryall / Sir Roderick Ryall

* Naunton Wayne as Eustace Mills

* Athene Seyler as Consuelo Howard

* June Clyde as Mrs. Cleghorn-Thomas

* Miles Malleson as Mr Walsh

* Susan Stephen as Mary O'Leary

* Brian Worth as Philip

* Mara Lane as Yvonne

* Maire O'Neill as Brigid

* Toke Townley as William Burke

* Bee Duffell as Mrs. Guidera

* Joseph Tomelty as Poacher

* John McDarby as Taxi Driver

* Tony Quinn as Dan Brady

* Wilfred Caithness as Doctor

* Hamlyn Benson as Butler

* Irene Handl as Nanny

* Shelagh Carty as 2nd Nanny

* Kendrick Owen as Stable Boy

* Marguerite Brennan as Pert Little Maid

* Diana Campbell as 2nd Maid

* John Kelly as Bookmaker

* Kenneth Kove as Clergyman

* Patrick O'Connor as Telegraph Boy

* James Page as Racing Enthusiast

* Roger Maxwell as Military-Looking Man

* Nella Occleppo as Schoolgirl

* Michael Ripper as Removal Man

* Fred Johnson as 2nd Removal Man

* Alfie Bass as Tipster

Critical reception



'TV Guide' called it "A tedious comedy"; 'Britmovie' called it a "Minor farce"; while 'Sky Movies' wrote, "Producer Anatole de Grunwald adapted the stage play by M J Farrell and John Perry in an enjoyably straightforward way. Director John Paddy Cartairs handles the film with appropriate vitality, making the most of the basically conventional stage Irish characters. Martita Hunt and Athene Seyler stand out in a large cast, among whom are such familiar faces as Miles Malleson, Alfie Bass and Hammer Films regular Michael Ripper."

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