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No Smoking (1955 film)
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Wikipedia article
'No Smoking' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Henry Cass and starring Reg Dixon, Peter Martyn, Belinda Lee and Lionel Jeffries.NO SMOKING (Tempean-Eros)
Picture Show; London Vol. 61, Iss. 1707, (Dec 17, 1955): 10. It was produced by Tempean Films as a second feature. The film was shot at Southall Studios with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. Shortly after the production Lee was signed up for a contract with the Rank Organisation.
Synopsis
Reg Bates is a scientist who invents a pill that can cure smokers of their nicotine addiction. This is revealed by a visiting American, Hal Hurst. Bates faces strong opposition from both the tobacco industry and the government.
Cast
* Reg Dixon as Reg Bates
* Peter Martyn as Hal Hurst
* Belinda Lee as Miss Tonkins
* Ruth Trouncer as Joyce
* Alexander Gauge as Wellington-Simpson
* Lionel Jeffries as George Pogson
* Myrtle Rowe as Milly
* Arthur Young as Joe Dawson
* Hal Osmond as Yokel
* Tom Gill as Foreign Office Official
* Ronnie Stevens as BBC Man
* Alan Robinson as Thackery
* Bill Lowe as Civil Servant
* Doris Hare as Customer
* Ian Fleming as Doctor Moxom
* Patrick Jordan as Reporter
* Alan Gifford as American Ambassador
* Roger Maxwell as Major
* Scott Harrold as Man in Surgery
* Jan Holden as Receptionist
* Phil Park as Vicar
* James Raglan as Chancellor
Production
It was based on a 1952 TV play.[https://imdb-webservice.amazon.com/title/tt1291745/ 1952 TV play] at IMDb One review said it had "plenty of good family fun."Specially Written TV Play is Effective
Author: J. Stubbs Walker Date: Monday, Mar. 17, 1952
Publication: Daily Mail (London, England) Issue: 17415 p2
It was made at Alliance Studios, Southall. It was one of only a few movies starring Reg Dixon.BACKBEAT: 1950: Confidentially - it's our Reg ; BECAUSE THEY DON'T MAKE MUSIC LIKE THEY USED TO!: [First Edition]
Chambers, Peter. Coventry Evening Telegraph; Coventry [Coventry]25 Jan 2005: 16, 17. It was one of several comedies featuring Belinda Lee.
Reception
'The Monthly Film Bulletin' said "the action does not fizz; the bubbles never quite come to the surface."NO SMOKING Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 22, Iss. 252, (Jan 1, 1955): 181.
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