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Easy Money (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
88 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1948 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Bernard Knowles

Written By:
Muriel Box
Sydney Box

Actors:
Jack Warner ..... Philip Stafford
Marjorie Fielding ..... Ruth Stafford
Yvonne Owen ..... Carol Stafford
Jack Watling ..... Dennis Stafford
Petula Clark ..... Jackie Stafford
Mabel Constanduros ..... Grandma Stafford
David Tomlinson ..... Martin Latham
Maurice Denham ..... Detective-Inspector Kirby
Mervyn Johns ..... Herbert Atkins
Joan Young ..... Agnes Watkins
Gordon McLeod ..... Cameron
Grey Blake ..... Wilson
Ernest Butcher ..... Clerk
Greta Gynt ..... Pat Parsons
Dennis Price ..... Joe Henty

Synopsis:

Easy Money is a satire of that most venerated of all middle-class British traditions, the football pool. The film is divided into four separate episodes, illustrating the effects of the football pool on the "average chap." Among those who participate in the pool in hopes of winning the 50,000 pound jackpot are the Stafford family: husband Phillip (Jack Warner), wife Ruth (Marjorie Fielding), son Dennis (Jack Watling), and daughter Jackie (Petula Clark). Other interested parties are the Atkins clan -- Herbert ($Mervyn Johns) and Agnes ($Joan Young) -- and lovers Pat (Greta Gynt) and Joe (Dennis Price). Among the huge cast of supporting players, Edward Rigby stands out as the hapless Teddy Ball. Critics of the time noted that Easy Money was faintly reminiscent of the all-star 1932 Hollywood film If I Had a Million.

The first ever DVD release of this classic British portmanteau comedy drama scripted by Muriel Box. Be careful what you wish for: as this compendium about the perils of getting rich quick shows, money doesn t always buy happiness. Here are four stories that show the down side to high living: a family scoops the pools but it nearly tears them apart and a mild mannered clerk wins the jackpot with unhappy consequences; greed and temptation turns honest people into crooks, while a suddenly wealthy man finds himself missing his old life. Mixing laughter, tears and suspense and starring some of Britain s best loved actors (including Jack Warner, Petula Clark, David Tomlinson, Mervyn Johns and Dennis Price) Easy Money is a true classic of the British screen.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 06 September, 2011.