Father's Doing Fine
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| Directed by | Henry Cass |
| Written by | Anne Burnaby |
| Based on | Little Lambs Eat Ivy by Noel Langley |
| Produced by | Victor Skutezky |
| Starring | Richard Attenborough Heather Thatcher Noel Purcell Virginia McKenna |
| Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
| Edited by | Edward B. Jarvis |
| Music by | Philip Green Harold Smart |
Production company | Marble Arch Productions |
| Distributed by | Associated British-Pathé Stratford Pictures (US) |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £127,822 (UK)[1] |
Father's Doing Fine is a 1952 British comedy film directed by Henry Cass and starring Richard Attenborough, Heather Thatcher, and Noel Purcell, and featuring Sid James.[2][3] It was written by Anne Burnaby based on the 1948 play Little Lambs Eat Ivy by Noel Langley.[4]
Eccentric upper-class widow Lady Buckering lives in splendour in Hampstead, but behind the scenes is struggling with poverty and bringing up four demanding daughters, one of whom is about to have a baby. Also of concern is the very nervous father-to-be and how exactly to deal with her light-fingered butler. All problems disappear in a happy ending and Lady Buckering marries the family doctor.
Cast
- Richard Attenborough as Dougall
- Heather Thatcher as Lady Buckering
- Noel Purcell as Shaughnessy
- George Thorpe as Dr Drew
- Diane Hart as Doreen
- Susan Stephen as Bicky
- Mary Germaine as Gerda
- Virginia McKenna as Catherine
- Jack Watling as Clifford Magill
- Peter Hammond as Roly
- Brian Worth as Wilfred
- Sid James as Taxi Driver
- Ambrosine Phillpotts as Nurse Pynegar
- Wensley Pithey as Police Constable
- Jonathan Field as Zookeeper
- Harry Locke as Father in Zoo
Production
The film was financed by the Elstree Group a financing scheme that operated for British films made by Associated British Pictures Corporation in the early 1950s. Associated British would make movies with part of the fiance being provided by the National Film Finance Corporation.[5]
It was shot at Associated British's Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Donald M. Ashton.[2]