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Every Home Should Have One (1970)

R 94 min  -  Comedy  -   April 1978 (USA)
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Teddy, working at an advertising agency, has to come up with a campaign for frozen porridge.

Director:

Jim Clark

Writers:

Marty Feldman, Herbert Kretzmer (story), and 3 more credits »

Stars:

Marty Feldman, Judy Cornwell and Patrick Cargill
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marty Feldman ...
Teddy Brown
Judy Cornwell ...
Liz Brown
Patrick Cargill Patrick Cargill ...
Wallace Trufitt
Jack Watson Jack Watson ...
McLaughlin
Patience Collier Patience Collier ...
Mrs. Monty Levin
Penelope Keith Penelope Keith ...
Lotte von Gelbstein
Dinsdale Landen Dinsdale Landen ...
Vicar Geoffrey Mellish
Annabel Leventon Annabel Leventon ...
Chandler's secretary
John McKelvey John McKelvey ...
Colonel Belper
Moray Watson Moray Watson ...
Chandler
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sarah Badel Sarah Badel ...
Joanna Snow
Michael Bates Michael Bates ...
Magistrate
Erika Bergmann Erika Bergmann ...
Hildegarde
Shelley Berman ...
Nat Kaplan
Veronica Clifford Veronica Clifford ...
Hot Dog Girl
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Storyline

Teddy works for a large advertising company. Given the seemingly impossible task of selling frozen porridge, he decides to produce commercials which make the product seem sexy. This leads him into confrontation with the "Keep Television Clean" movement, of which his wife is a senior member. Further problems ensue when the family take on Swedish nanny Inga Giltenburg. Written by measham  

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Plot Keywords:

Advertising | Porridge | Television | TV Commercial | Satire  | See more »

Taglines:

That Face ... That Body ... Marty Feldman Is Back - Funnier Than Ever! See more »

Genres:

Comedy

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Think Dirty See more »

Filming Locations:

Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)
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Trivia

John Bindon was cut out of this film. See more »

Quotes

Liz Brown: You must forgive Richard. He thinks your from Mars.
Lotte von Gelbstein: No. Hamburg. Boys.
Liz Brown: Would you like some tea?
Lotte von Gelbstein: No, thank you.
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Crazy Credits

During the opening credits, all the "by"s are replaced with "buy"s. See more »

Connections

Featured in "Comedy Connections: To the Manor Born (#4.5)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Light Cavalry Overture"
(uncredited)
Music by Franz von Suppé
Arranged by John Cameron See more »