Father Came Too!

Father Came Too! is a 1964 British comedy film directed by Peter Graham Scott and starring James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips and Stanley Baxter.[1] It is a loose sequel to The Fast Lady (1962).[2]

Father Came Too!
Directed byPeter Graham Scott
Written byJack Davies
Henry Blyth
Produced byLeslie Parkyn
Julian Wintle
StarringJames Robertson Justice
Leslie Phillips
Stanley Baxter
Sally Smith
Ronnie Barker
CinematographyReginald Wyer
Edited byTom Priestley
Music byNorrie Paramor
Production
company
Distributed byJ. Arthur Rank Film Distributors
Release date
  • 11 February 1964 (1964-02-11)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Dexter (Stanley Baxter) and Juliet (Sally Smith) Munro are a young newly married couple who move to a run-down country cottage in hopes of escaping from Juliet's overbearing father, Sir Beverly Grant (James Robertson Justice). However, they are soon confronted by their new home's battered structure. Juliet's father offers help from a reputable building firm, but this help is refused by Dexter, who wants to remain independent of Juliet's father.

Dexter sees an ad in the local paper and employs Josh (Ronnie Barker) to do the work. The house is finished, although well over budget, and eventually burns down because Juliet's father had changed the fuses from 15A to 30A. Roddy, their estate agent (and aspiring actor) (Leslie Phillips) saves the day, telling Dexter and Juliet that a motorway is soon to be built on their land, so they can sell at a profit, and gives them the keys to a cottage requiring no work in the adjoining field.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Independent Artists for distribution by Rank.[1] It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios with sets designed by the art director Harry Pottle.[3][4] The pageant scenes were filmed in the village of Turville in Buckinghamshire.[3] The film's dresses were designed by Julie Harris.[1]

Reception

TV Guide noted "A broad British comedy."[5]

Kinematograph Weekly called the film a "money maker" at the British box office for 1964.[6]

References
  1. "Father Came Too!". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. "Father Came Too!". www.comedy.co.uk.
  3. "Bot Verification". www.reelstreets.com.
  4. "Father Came Too (1963) - Peter Graham Scott | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  5. "Father Came Too". TVGuide.com.
  6. Altria, Bill (17 December 1964). "British Films Romp Home - Fill First Five Places". Kinematograph Weekly. p. 9.


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