Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the village of Little Hayhoe, England is expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. The "almost" is because of Dan ...
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Eddie Byrne | ... | Dan Dance | |
| Jane Barrett | ... | Sally | |
| Robert Brown | ... | Bill Jordan | |
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Raymond Lovell | ... | Sir Digby Montague |
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Marjorie Rhodes | ... | Miss Mouncey |
| Hermione Baddeley | ... | Emma Stebbins | |
| Dora Bryan | ... | Peggy Stebbins | |
| Thora Hird | ... | Alice Crouch | |
| Ivor Barnard | ... | Timothy Crouch | |
| Sidney James | ... | Eric Hace | |
| Edie Martin | ... | Mary Wade | |
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Sydney Tafler | ... | Joseph Spink |
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Joan Young | ... | Mrs. Round |
| Marianne Stone | ... | Mrs. Pincer | |
| Patrick McAlinney | ... | Rev. Soater | |
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Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the village of Little Hayhoe, England is expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. The "almost" is because of Dan Dance (Eddie Byrne), an old rogue who would rather drink and philosophize than work. The Village Council are determined to have a perfect record so they connive to have the old man put into the alms-house which has been unoccupied for many years, where he must abide by rules laid down 400 years ago. A new Vicar arrives and discovers that, because of the circumstances created by the Council, Dan Dance is entitled to 6,000 pounds a year at the expense of the village. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 September 1953 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Bill Jordan: Oh I doubt it - I'm incredibly practical.
Peggy Stebbins: You mean you're practically incredible!
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(uncredited)
Music by Kenneth Alford
Heard when Prime Minister's car arrrives
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A nearby town to village of Little Hayhoe in this story is called Newton Crosby. Coincidentally, Newton Crosby was later the name of the leading character played by Steve Guttenberg in the film Short circuit (1986). See more »Quotes
Peggy Stebbins: I suppose one of these days you'll allow yourself to have a bit of fun.Bill Jordan: Oh I doubt it - I'm incredibly practical.
Peggy Stebbins: You mean you're practically incredible!
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Soundtracks
Colonel Bogey(uncredited)
Music by Kenneth Alford
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The local layabout looks as if he will let the village down when the prime minister visits, until he unexpectedly comes into money.
This is a rather nicely crafted comedy that pokes fun at many things including village life and the way local council administration was (and often still is) carried out; pompousness, hypocrisy and short-sightedness commonly abound in those that 'run the village'.
The village itself has high employment because of the local weaving industry. However it is so sleepy that the local bobby has time to stop the traffic in order to let passing dogs cross the road, and a visit to the cinema requires a trip by motorcycle to the nearby town.
The fictional village of Little Hayhoe is represented by the actual village of Thaxted, in North Essex, which is seen in nearly all the exterior scenes (and some of the interior ones) in this film. Thaxted has many medieval buildings including the guildhall and one of the most magnificent churches in Eastern England, often dubbed 'the Cathedral of Essex'. In a strange parallel with the film, the wealth that originally paid for this fine church was also from cloth manufacture; Thaxted was a centre of the wool trade in times past.
Amazingly Thaxted (as seen in the film), 65 years on, remains almost completely unchanged to this day; even 'The Swan Hotel' is still there, and is still a focus of village life.
This is a cracking film in its own right, but of course has a special interest for anyone who lives in the Thaxted area.