No Smoking (1955 film)
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Phil Park
Monty Berman
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| Directed by | Henry Cass |
| Screenplay by | Kenneth Hayles Phil Park |
| Based on | No Smoking by George Moresby-White and Rex Rienits[1] |
| Produced by | Robert S. Baker Monty Berman |
| Starring | Reg Dixon Peter Martyn Belinda Lee Lionel Jeffries |
| Cinematography | Monty Berman |
| Edited by | Jack Slade |
| Music by | Ivor Slaney |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Eros Films |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
No Smoking is a 1955 British second feature ('B')[2] comedy film directed by Henry Cass and starring Reg Dixon, Peter Martyn, Belinda Lee and Lionel Jeffries.[3][4][5] The screenplay was by Kenneth Hayles and Phil Park, based on the 1952 TV play of same title by George Moresby-White and Rex Rienits. It was produced by Tempean Films. Shortly after the production Lee was signed up for a contract with the Rank Organisation.
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
The TV play on which the film was based[6][7] was described by the Daily Mail as "plenty of good family fun."[8]
The film was shot at Southall Studios with sets designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold.
It was one of only a few movies starring Reg Dixon.[9] It was one of several comedies featuring Belinda Lee.[10]