Alive on Saturday
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Patricia Owens
Geoffrey Goodhart
| Alive on Saturday | |
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.jpg) Guy Middleton as George Pilbeam | |
| Directed by | Alfred Travers |
| Screenplay by | Brandon Fleming |
| Produced by | Geoffrey Goodhart |
| Starring | Guy Middleton Patricia Owens Geoffrey Goodhart |
| Cinematography | Hilton Craig |
| Edited by | Carmen Beliaeff |
Production company | Pan Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Alive on Saturday is a 1957 lost British second feature ('B')[1] black-and-white comedy-thriller film directed by Alfred Travers and starring Guy Middleton, Patricia Owens and Geoffrey Goodhart.[2] It was written by Brandon Fleming. The film was made in 1954 but not released until 1957.[3]
Penniless man-about-town George Pilbeam bumps into his friend Slade who offers him a generous payment if he will register at a London hotel and stay there for three days, until Saturday. Pilbeam accepts the assignment but on moving into the hotel is attacked by foreign agents. He escapes but is then mistaken for the Prince of Pagodia by eccentric American millionaire Joseph H. Parker. The agents are arrested, and Pilbeam falls in love with Parker's daughter.
Cast
- Guy Middleton as George Pilbeam
- Patricia Owens as Sally Parker
- Geoffrey Goodhart as Joseph H. Parker
- John Witty as Slade
- Jessica Cairns as Maisie
- John Salew as Melito
- Charles Lloyd Pack as Gorman
- Wallas Eaton as Garton
Preservation status
The film is believed lost and is included on the British Film Institute's "75 Most Wanted" list, with the BFI calling the film "a very lively sounding comedy-thriller, and as an example of a low-budget British B movie it has quite a curiosity factor to it."[4] Their National Archive holds a collection of stills but no film or video materials.[2]