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| image = "Love Thy Neighbour" (1973).jpg | |||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| director = John Robins | | director = John Robins | ||
| producer = [[Roy Skeggs]] | | producer = [[w:Roy Skeggs|Roy Skeggs]] | ||
| writer = Harry Driver<br>[[Vince Powell]] | | writer = Harry Driver<br>[[Vince Powell]] | ||
| starring = [[Jack Smethurst]]<br>[[Rudolph Walker]]<br>[[Nina Baden-Semper]]<br>[[Kate Williams (actress)|Kate Williams]] | | starring = [[Jack Smethurst]]<br>[[w:Rudolph Walker|Rudolph Walker]]<br>[[w:Nina Baden-Semper|Nina Baden-Semper]]<br>[[w:Kate Williams (actress)|Kate Williams]] | ||
| music = [[Albert Elms]] | | music = [[w:Albert Elms|Albert Elms]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Moray Grant]] | | cinematography = [[w:Moray Grant|Moray Grant]] | ||
| editing = [[James Needs]] | | editing = [[w:James Needs|James Needs]] | ||
| studio = [[Hammer Films]] | | studio = [[w:Hammer Films|Hammer Films]] | ||
| distributor = [[Anglo-EMI]] | | distributor = [[w:Anglo-EMI|Anglo-EMI]] | ||
| released = {{Film date|1973|07|04|df=y}} | | released = {{Film date|1973|07|04|df=y}} | ||
| runtime = 85 minutes | | runtime = 85 minutes | ||
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'''''Love Thy Neighbour''''' is a 1973 [[British comedy]] film starring [[Jack Smethurst]], [[Rudolph Walker]], [[Kate Williams (actress)|Kate Williams]] and [[Nina Baden-Semper]], spun off from the television series ''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV series)|Love Thy Neighbour]]''. | '''''Love Thy Neighbour''''' is a 1973 [[w:British comedy|British comedy]] film starring [[Jack Smethurst]], [[w:Rudolph Walker|Rudolph Walker]], [[w:Kate Williams (actress)|Kate Williams]] and [[w:Nina Baden-Semper|Nina Baden-Semper]], spun off from the television series ''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV series)|Love Thy Neighbour]]''. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Jack Smethurst]] as Eddie Booth | * [[Jack Smethurst]] as Eddie Booth | ||
* [[Rudolph Walker]] as Bill Reynolds | * [[w:Rudolph Walker|Rudolph Walker]] as Bill Reynolds | ||
* [[Nina Baden-Semper]] as Barbie Reynolds | * [[w:Nina Baden-Semper|Nina Baden-Semper]] as Barbie Reynolds | ||
* [[Kate Williams (actress)|Kate Williams]] as Joan Booth | * [[w:Kate Williams (actress)|Kate Williams]] as Joan Booth | ||
* [[Bill Fraser]] as Mr. Granger | * [[Bill Fraser]] as Mr. Granger | ||
* [[Charles Hyatt]] as Joe Reynolds | * [[Charles Hyatt]] as Joe Reynolds | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{IMDb title|0191255}} | *{{IMDb title|0191255}} | ||
[[Category:1973 films]] | [[Category:1973 films]] | ||
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[[Category:EMI Films films]] | [[Category:EMI Films films]] | ||
[[Category:1970s English-language films]] | [[Category:1970s English-language films]] | ||
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| Directed by | John Robins |
| Written by | Harry Driver Vince Powell |
| Produced by | Roy Skeggs |
| Starring | Jack Smethurst Rudolph Walker Nina Baden-Semper Kate Williams |
| Cinematography | Moray Grant |
| Edited by | James Needs |
| Music by | Albert Elms |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anglo-EMI |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Love Thy Neighbour is a 1973 British comedy film starring Jack Smethurst, Rudolph Walker, Kate Williams and Nina Baden-Semper, spun off from the television series Love Thy Neighbour.
Plot
Eddie and Joan Booth, a white couple, live next door to Bill and Barbie Reynolds, who are black. Although Joan and Barbie are best friends, Bill and Eddie are complete opposites. Without their husbands' knowledge, Joan and Barbie enter a "Love Thy Neighbour" competition to win a cruise, but must contend with the problem of their antagonistic husbands. To add to the problems, Joan's mother-in-law is coming to stay, and Barbie's father-in-law is coming from Trinidad.[1]
Cast
- Jack Smethurst as Eddie Booth
- Rudolph Walker as Bill Reynolds
- Nina Baden-Semper as Barbie Reynolds
- Kate Williams as Joan Booth
- Bill Fraser as Mr. Granger
- Charles Hyatt as Joe Reynolds
- Patricia Hayes as Annie Booth
- Melvyn Hayes as Terry
- Keith Marsh as Jacko
- Tommy Godfrey as Arthur
- Azad Ali as Winston
- Arthur English as Carter
- Andria Lawrence as Norma
- Clifford Mollison as Registrar
- Lincoln Webb as Charlie
- Norman Chappell as Indian Conductor
- Anna Dawson as Betty
- Bill Pertwee as Postman
- Pamela Cundell as Dolly
- Annie Leake as Lil
- Damaris Hayman as Woman on Bus
- Siobhan Quinlan as Carol
- James Beck as Cyril
- Dan Jackson as Black Groom
- John Bindon as White Groom
- Lesley Goldie as White Bride
- Nosher Powell as Bus Driver
- Michael Sharvell-Martin as Police Constable
- Fred Griffiths as Taxi Driver
Reception
- The film was popular at the box office and ranked as the 15th-most-popular of the year in the U.K.[2][3]
- Britmovie wrote: "this dated, politically incorrect tale of bigotries and one-upmanship is sprinkled with ignorant comments and insults that are frequently more laughable than offensive when viewed today."[4]
References
- ^ "Love Thy Neighbour – The Movie". British Classic Comedy. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
- ^ Tom Johnson and Deborah Del Vecchio, Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography, McFarland, 1996 p368
- ^ Harper, Sue (2011). British Film Culture in the 1970s: The Boundaries of Pleasure: The Boundaries of Pleasure. Edinburgh University Press. p. 270. ISBN 9780748654260.
- ^ "Love Thy Neighbour 1973". Britmovie. Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
