Penny Princess (1952)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Val Guest

Writer:

Val Guest (writer)

Release Date:

24 March 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A ordinary young American woman learns that she has become the owner of a tiny European country. Comedy and romance ensue.

Plot Keywords:

Royalty

Cast

Yolande Donlan	...	Lindy Smith
Dirk Bogarde	...	Tony Craig
A.E. Matthews	...	Selby
Reginald Beckwith	...	Minister of Finance - Blacksmith
Mary Clare	...	Maria
Edwin Styles	...	Chancellor - Cobbler
Kynaston Reeves	...	Burgomaster - Policeman
Desmond Walter-Ellis	...	Alberto - Captain of the guard
Peter Butterworth	...	Julien / Postman / Farmer

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #15554) | Sweden:Btl

Company:

Conquest Productions

Quotes:

Opening Title Card: The producers wish to thank the citizens of Lampidorra for not speaking Lampidorran - thus saving the expense of English subtitles.

A much better film than some reviews suggest.

I am very sorry that this charming and whimsical film (which I first saw soon after it was first released in the early fifties) has had such a poor reception more recently. In my opinion it has been greatly underrated - but perhaps it appeals more to the European sense of humour than to (for example) the American: maybe we in Europe can understand and appreciate its subtleties and situations more, since we are closer to some of them in real life! Particular mention should be made of the limited but good music - especially the catchy and memorable song "It's a fine, fine night", which was issued separately on an HMV 78rpm record (10 inch plum label, I think!) in the fifties. I would urge anyone interested to give it a try if you get the chance: you may have a pleasant surprise.