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Paradise Lagoon

Original title: The Admirable Crichton
  • 19571957
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 34m
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7.1/10
1.8K
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Paradise Lagoon (1957)
In 1905, Lord Henry Loam, his family and his servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant.
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In 1905, Lord Henry Loam and his family and servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant.In 1905, Lord Henry Loam and his family and servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant.In 1905, Lord Henry Loam and his family and servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.8K
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    • Lewis Gilbert
    • Vernon Harris(screenplay)
    • J.M. Barrie(play)
    • Lewis Gilbert(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Kenneth More
    • Diane Cilento
    • Cecil Parker
    • Lewis Gilbert
    • Vernon Harris(screenplay)
    • J.M. Barrie(play)
    • Lewis Gilbert(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Kenneth More
    • Diane Cilento
    • Cecil Parker
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Paradise Lagoon (1957)
    Sally Ann Howes, Kenneth More, and Cecil Parker in Paradise Lagoon (1957)
    Sally Ann Howes and Kenneth More in Paradise Lagoon (1957)
    Diane Cilento and Kenneth More in Paradise Lagoon (1957)
    Diane Cilento and Kenneth More in Paradise Lagoon (1957)
    Diane Cilento and Kenneth More in Paradise Lagoon (1957)
    Diane Cilento in Paradise Lagoon (1957)
    Diane Cilento and Kenneth More in Paradise Lagoon (1957)
    Sally Ann Howes, Martita Hunt, Kenneth More, and Cecil Parker in Paradise Lagoon (1957)
    Diane Cilento, Sally Ann Howes, Kenneth More, and Cecil Parker in Paradise Lagoon (1957)
    Diane Cilento, Miranda Connell, Gerald Harper, Mercy Haystead, Sally Ann Howes, Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, and Jack Watling in Paradise Lagoon (1957)
    Diane Cilento and Cecil Parker in Paradise Lagoon (1957)

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    Kenneth More
    Kenneth More
    • Crichton
    Diane Cilento
    Diane Cilento
    • Tweeny
    Cecil Parker
    Cecil Parker
    • Lord Loam
    Sally Ann Howes
    Sally Ann Howes
    • Lady Mary
    Martita Hunt
    Martita Hunt
    • Lady Brocklehurst
    Jack Watling
    Jack Watling
    • Treherne
    Peter Graves
    Peter Graves
    • Brocklehurst
    Gerald Harper
    • Ernest
    Mercy Haystead
    • Catherine
    Miranda Connell
    • Agatha
    Miles Malleson
    Miles Malleson
    • Vicar
    Eddie Byrne
    Eddie Byrne
    • Captain
    Joan Young
    • Mrs. Perkins
    Brenda Hogan
    • Fisher
    Peter Welch
    Peter Welch
    • Rolleston
    Toke Townley
    • Lovegrove
    Roland Curram
    Roland Curram
    • Thomas
    Jack Armstrong
    • Guest at Ball
    • (uncredited)
      • Lewis Gilbert
      • Vernon Harris(screenplay)
      • J.M. Barrie(play)
      • Lewis Gilbert(adaptation)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      For much of his role as Bill Crichton, Kenneth More was filmed from the waist up to hide the fact that he was wearing shorts with his dinner-jacket because of the heat during filming.
    • Goofs
      When land is first sighted, Tweeny has only one arm on the oar when the binoculars are passed to Crichton. In the next shot, when Crichton is looking through the binoculars, she has both arms on the oar.
    • Quotes

      Lady Brocklehurst: George... Listen when anyone begins to answer with "The fact is... "

      Brocklehurst: But why, mother?

      Lady Brocklehurst: Because that is, usually, the beginning of a lie.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: LOAM HALL ENGLAND 1905
    • Connections
      Featured in Talkies: Remembering Kenneth More: Part One (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Molly Malone
      (uncredited)

      Generally regarded as a traditional song, but lyrics are sometimes attributed to James Yorkston with music arranged by Edmund Forman

      Sung by Cecil Parker (Lord Loam) on the island

    User reviews29

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    Featured review
    Quaint but enjoyable comedy on the class system
    In 1904 the Loam house is one of the most prodigious in all England. The head butler of the household is Crichton, who knows his place and is keen to keep the staff downstairs despite his labour-voting master's support of the absurd idea of all men as equal. On a cruise of the South Seas the family and Crichton become ship wrecked and the social standards that once controlled the families are no more and the castaways soon realise the value of a useful man.

    I watched this by pure chance and, judging by the number of votes on imdb against this title, it appears that few other people have sought this film out. This is a retelling of J.M. Barrie's role reversal comedy and, although not without it's flaws, it is quite an enjoyable and thought provoking tale. The plot is simple in that the film looks at the class system in the UK and switches it in a situation where practicality and leadership qualities mean more than birthright. Sadly in the UK we have historically had a class system that has decided from birth who you will be when you grow up – if you're father was a Lord then you shall be too and so forth. That is the situation here and it is amusing to it switched when the island has no such system and eventually everyone settles into one based on merit and ability rather than birthright.

    The film has a few digs at the ruling classes in the final 20 minutes, showing them as pompous and perhaps not as honourable as they should be, meanwhile Crichton lives up to the character given him by the film's title. It is actually quite sad when the film returns to England because in this one man you do get to see the crushing and enslaving effect that the class system has on those born into the lower reaches of it. The comedy is rarely hilarious but is amusing throughout – especially before the social switch occurs. It may feel a little old fashioned now but it is pretty light and enjoyable. If it does have a flaw it is that the jump between social status is sudden and not phased in slowly – I know the film had limited time but it was a little hard to swallow all at once. Also, on return to England the film loses a little of it's sharpness and enjoyment value.

    Moore is perfectly cast as the unflappable butler Crichton he is perfect but as someone who knows his place, but also convinces as someone whom is a born leader regardless of birth right. Parker plays Loam spot on and the support cast are all well played if a little unmemorable in the odd spot.

    Overall this is a quaint little film that makes a very good point. Although we are a classless society by comparison to the events in this film, class and birthright still play a big part in deciding what you'll become in later life in the UK. This is an amusing film with still a thoughtful message.
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    • bob the moo
    • May 12, 2003

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    • Release date
      • December 16, 1957 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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      • Bermuda
    • Production company
      • Modern Screen Play
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    • 1 hour 34 minutes

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