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The Harassed Hero
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Wikipedia article
'The Harassed Hero' is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Guy Middleton, Joan Winmill Brown and Elwyn Brook-Jones. It was based on a novel of the same name by Ernest Dudley. The film was produced as a second featureChibnall & McFarlane p.147 and shot at Walton Studios and on location in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director John Stoll.
Plot
Wealthy hypochondriac bachelor Murray Selwyn (Guy Middleton) has been ordered by his doctors to avoid stress, but unfortunately finds himself face to face with a gang of counterfeiters. Murray has unwittingly come into possession of the printing plates the gang is after. His stress levels escalate further when Murray's nurse (Joan Winmill Brown) is kidnapped by the gang.
Cast
* Guy Middleton as Murray Selwyn
* Joan Winmill Brown as Nurse Brooks
* Elwyn Brook-Jones as Logan
* Mary Mackenzie as Estelle Logan
* Harold Goodwin as Twigg
* Joss Ambler as Dr. Grice
* Clive Morton as Archer
* Hugh Moxey as Willis
* Stafford Byrne
* Gabrielle Brune
*Gaylord Cavallaro
* Simone Lovell
* Alfred Maron
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "silly comedy routines abound in this patented British farce."
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. 'The British 'B' Film'. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
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