Operation Cupid
Operation Cupid is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Charles Saunders and starring Charles Farrell, Avice Landone and Wallas Eaton.[1] The screenplay concerns a gang of criminals who win a marriage agency during a card game and plan to use it to arrange a lucrative marriage for one of their gang to an extremely wealthy heiress.[2] It was made at Twickenham Studios in west London, for release as a supporting feature.[1]
| Operation Cupid | |
|---|---|
 Original British quad poster | |
| Directed by | Charles Saunders |
| Written by | Jack Taylor Brock Williams |
| Produced by | Guido Coen |
| Starring | Charles Farrell Avice Landone Wallas Eaton Harold Goodwin |
| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Peter Pitt |
| Music by | Malcolm Lockyer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors |
Release date | April 1960 |
Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Charles Farrell as Charlie Stevens
- Avice Landone as Mrs. Mountjoy
- Wallas Eaton as Cecil
- Harold Goodwin as Mervyn
- Norma Parnell as Lola
- Charles Clay as Mr. Cupid
- Wally Patch as Bookmaker
- Pauline Shepherd as Sylvie
- Neil Hallett as Tom
- Roy Jefferies as Insurance Representative
- Edward Malin as Smelly
- Audrey Nicholson as Nurse
- George Patterson as Monty
- Colin Rix as Postman
- Beth Rogan as Barmaid
- David Saire as Claude
- Bruce Seton as Representative
- Martin Sterndale as Foreman
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2011.
References
- "Operation Cupid (1960)". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 February 2020.
- "Operation Cupid (1959) - Henry Cass, Charles Saunders | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
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