The Swinging Maiden (1963)
"The Iron Maiden" (original title)

An American airline firm plan to buy a new British passenger plane, but the deal hits trouble when the plane's designer Jack Hopkins and Kathy Fisher the daughter of the Airline owner, take... See full summary »

Director:

Gerald Thomas

Writers:

Kay Bannerman (story), Leslie Bricusse,

Stars:

Michael Craig, Anne Helm, Jeff Donnell

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Craig	...	Jack Hopkins
Anne Helm	...	Kathy Fisher
Jeff Donnell	...	Miriam Fisher
Alan Hale Jr.	...	Paul Fisher
Noel Purcell	...	Admiral Sir Digby Trevelyan
Cecil Parker	...	Sir Giles Thompson
Roland Culver	...	Lord Upshott
Joan Sims	...	Nellie Trotter
John Standing	...	Humphrey Gore-Brown
Brian Oulton	...	Vicar
Sam Kydd	...	Fred Trotter
Judith Furse	...	Mrs. Webb
Richard Thorp	...	Harry Markham
Jim Dale	...	Bill
George Woodbridge	...	Sid Ludge

Storyline

An American airline firm plan to buy a new British passenger plane, but the deal hits trouble when the plane's designer Jack Hopkins and Kathy Fisher the daughter of the Airline owner, take an instant dislike to each other, after crashing into each other in a quiet country lane. With each blaming the other for the accident, the arrangement looks in trouble, unless nature takes a hand.

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Plot Keywords:

spanking | independent film

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Taglines:

It's a Train and a Comedy!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 June 1963 (West Germany)

Also Known As:

The Swinging Maiden

Filming Locations:

Ascot, Berkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Peter Rogers Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first film of John Standing.

User Reviews

The Carry on team play with Traction Engines.

Ten years after Genevieve, the film makers tried to repeat the success with this story of traction engines. Where Genevieve had several things going for it, like a good story, interesting characters, and the London to Brighton rally, This story just doesn't work. Michael Craig plays Jack Hopkins, an aircraft designer who's hobby is traction engines. When he, after some early sparring , falls for the daughter of an American airline owner. The rest of the story is set at the usual British summer settings, the Henley regatta, and the Woburn Rally, but the story falls flat. John Standing, Ronald Culver, and the Duke of Bedford give good support. One flaw in the story, is that the passenger aircraft Craig has designed, is shown as one of country's V bombers from the 1960's, hardly big enough to fly hundreds of passengers.