A Nice Girl Like Me
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by Anne Piper
| A Nice Girl Like Me | |
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| Directed by | Desmond Davis |
| Written by | Millard Lampell |
| Based on | Marry at Leisure by Anne Piper |
| Produced by | Roy Millichip |
| Starring | Barbara Ferris Harry Andrews |
| Cinematography | Gilbert Taylor Manny Wynn |
| Edited by | Ralph Sheldon |
| Music by | Patrick Williams |
Production company | Partisan Productions |
| Distributed by | AVCO Embassy Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A Nice Girl Like Me is a 1969 British comedy film directed by Desmond Davis and starring Barbara Ferris and Harry Andrews.[1][2] It was written by Millard Lampell, based on the 1959 novel Marry at Leisure by Anne Piper.
The plot revolves around a girl who lives with her shrewd aunts, goes on a trip, gets pregnant, and must lie to her aunts that the baby is not hers.[3]
Cast
- Barbara Ferris as Candida
- Harry Andrews as Savage, caretaker
- Gladys Cooper as Aunt Mary
- William Hinnant as Ed
- James Villiers as Freddie
- Joyce Carey as Aunt Celia
- Christopher Guinee as Pierre
- Fabia Drake as Miss Grimsby
- Irene Prador as Mme. Dupont
- Erik Chitty as vicar
- Totti Truman Taylor as Miss Charter
- John Serret as museum attendant
- John Clive as supermarket shopper
- Ann Lancaster as Miss Garland
- Shelagh Wilcocks as labour ward sister
- Susan Whitman as labour ward nurse
- Douglas Wilmer as postnatal clinic doctor
- Jane Kenealy as baby
Production
In May 1967 Stanley Baker said he was going to produce and star in the movie alongside Hayley Mills. Filming was to begin in August.[4]
By May 1968 the film was going to star Barbara Ferris and be directed by Desmond Davis.[5] Ferris had enjoyed a hit on Broadway in There's a Girl in My Soup.Filming began July 1968.[6]
It was shot on location in Paris, Venice and London around Chiswick and Hammersmith riverside. The film was originally meant to star Stanley Baker.[4]
In July 1968 it was going to star Michael J Pollard and Barbara Ferris.[7]