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Laughter in Paradise

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Movie Info

When a playful millionaire dies, he leaves a surprise for his loved ones -- in order to claim his fortune, they must complete assignments that will help them become better people. For their respective shares of the money, snobbish Agnes (Fay Compton) must work as a housekeeper for a month, pulp novelist Deniston (Alastair Sim) has to spend time in jail, swinging bachelor Simon (Guy Middleton) must marry and the meek Herbert (George Cole) is forced to try his hand at bank robbery.

Genre:

comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Mario Zampi
Producer:

Mario Zampi
Writer:

Jack Davies, Michael Pertwee
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 7, 2020
Runtime:

1h 33m
Production Co:

Associated British

Cast & Crew

Alastair Sim
Captain James Deniston Russell

Fay Compton
Agnes Russell

Beatrice Campbell
Lucille Grayson

Veronica Hurst
Joan Webb

Guy Middleton
Simon Russell

George Cole
Herbert Russell

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Critic Reviews for Laughter in Paradise

All Critics (5) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (4)

An amiable if ultimately forgettable comedy.

May 12, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Alastair Sim pretty much steals the picture as a writer of crime fiction who literally cannot get himself arrested.

May 9, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Roger Moore
Movie Nation
Unfortunately, for a movie that should be chock full of such shenanigans, Laughter in Paradise pointedly avoids farce, instead taking its characters' journeys a little too seriously and producing a disappointingly tame result.

May 1, 2020 | Full Review…

David Bax
Battleship Pretension
As a whole, although the script contains some genuinely amusing ideas, neither script writers nor director have achieved the pace, invention and style of high comedy.

February 5, 2018 | Full Review…

MFB Critics
Monthly Film Bulletin
It should have been a riot, but the zany Brit comedy is fumbled by the heavy-handed direction.

August 24, 2014 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for Laughter in Paradise

Jun 29, 2012

A quirky and charming British comedy that plays out like four stories woven into one (which pretty much hits the nail on the head). Unfortunately, woven is a bit of an overstatement because the film - despite the potential - does not screwball the stories into each other as much as it could have done. WIth a better scripwriter and finesse, this could have been a classic. This way, it feels like a below-par sitcom with easy laughts and no substance.

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