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The Admirable Crichton

The Hilarious Story of What the Girls Saw in the Butler...

6.8(35)19571h 34m2

Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.

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English
  • shipwreck
  • satire
  • based on play or musical
  • survival
  • stranded
  • swimming
  • deserted island
  • south sea island
  • class system
  • 1900s
  • kiss me

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  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR16 Dec 1957
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalU(London)11 Jun 1957
  • SpainES

    • Theatrical1216 Dec 1957

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The Admirable Crichton was released on 11 June 1957.

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    John Chard

    3/15/2019

    7/10

    The Governor and The Daddy. The Admirable Crichton is an adaptation of J.M. Barrie's role reversal play, taking pot shots at the British class system and starring Kenneth More in the title role, it's something of a little treasure. Basically the plot sees Butler supreme Crichton become the governor of the desert island that he, and the toff family he serves, have been shipwrecked upon. The point being that th…

  • J

    John Chard

    3/15/2019

    7/10

    The Governor and The Daddy. The Admirable Crichton is an adaptation of J.M. Barrie's role reversal play, taking pot shots at the British class system and starring Kenneth More in the title role, it's something of a little treasure. Basically the plot sees Butler supreme Crichton become the governor of the desert island that he, and the toff family he serves, have been shipwrecked upon. The point being that the…

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    CinemaSerf

    3/27/2022

    7/10

    Many people criticise J.M. Barrie for being far too whimsical with his stories, but there is nothing wrong with some whimsy now and again - and this is a cracking example. The aristocratic "Loam" family set off on their yacht "the Bluebell" for a cruise around the South seas. A storm forces them to abandon ship and they alight on a beautiful desert island where their established, very formal, order is soon re-evaluat…

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