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What Changed Charley Farthing?
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Wikipedia article
'What Changed Charley Farthing?' (also known as 'The Bananas Boat'), is a 1975 British comedy film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Doug McClure, Lionel Jeffries, and Hayley Mills.WHAT CHANGED CHARLEY FARTHING?
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 42, Iss. 492, (Jan 1, 1975): 118. It is based on the 1965 novel of the same title by John Harris.
Premise
Roaming sailor Charley Farthing is paid to give safe passage out of revolutionary Cuba to a young woman (Hayley Mills) and her father (Lionel Jeffries).
Cast
*Doug McClure as Charley Farthing
*Lionel Jeffries as Houlihan
*Hayley Mills as Jenny
*Warren Mitchell as MacGregor
*Dilys Hamlett as Miss Parchment
*Alberto de Mendoza as Jumbo
*Victor Israel as Christmas
*Fernando Sancho as Lupez
*Luis Marn as Hatta
*Ricardo Palacios as Greek Captain
Production
The film was shot at Pinewood Studios near London. It was filmed on location in Aguilas in Spain, which filled in for Havana. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lionel Couch and Enrique Alarcn.
Release
'What Changed Charley Farthing?' was not released in the United States until January 1976, when it was retitled 'The Bananas Boat'.
Critical reception
'TV Guide' called the film "a total misfire."
The 'Spectator' called it "a nice piece of slapstick".What Changed Charley Farthing? Robinson, Kenneth. The Spectator; London Vol. 234, Iss. 7661, (Apr 26, 1975): 522.
References
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