Returned from North Africa, a British novelist is at odds with his wife when she insists on dividing the house and the domestic chores, and he goes mad when she starts writing his biography ... Read allReturned from North Africa, a British novelist is at odds with his wife when she insists on dividing the house and the domestic chores, and he goes mad when she starts writing his biography and flirting with his publisher.Returned from North Africa, a British novelist is at odds with his wife when she insists on dividing the house and the domestic chores, and he goes mad when she starts writing his biography and flirting with his publisher.
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Did you know
- TriviaOne of the reporters who meets Terry-Thomas at the airport is William Roach, who plays Ken Barlow in Coronation Street.
- GoofsBoom mike reflected in the rear window of Charlie's Rolls Royce as he and Simone leave her flat.
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TV announcer: Good evening. Welcome to another edition of "Where are They?" All over the world there are men and women doing unusual things. This evening, let's take a look at Reginald Blake, author and explorer. Last interviewed on this programme several months ago, before he embarked upon one of his more hazardous adventures. Where is he now? This is a map of the Sahara and somewhere about here
[indicating on the map]
TV announcer: Reginald Blake is walking, intending to be the first man to walk across the Sahara. Mad? Impetuous? Perhaps. But also brave; a pioneer. Let me tell you something about him and his adventures.
[indicating a photo on the screen]
TV announcer: In Africa, where he removed a thorn from the paw of a savage lion; and here, six months later, having recovered from his wounds, he's on the brink of death in the Andes, but still smiling gamely. And here he is in the Arctic. An ice floe had broken away from the main body and it was several weeks before they discovered that he was still alive. Well that tells us a little about Reginald Blake and his adventures. Adventures which his many successful books have described in moving detail. But where is he now?
[he is handed a note]
TV announcer: This man to whom every trackless waste is as familiar as his own backyard.
[He looks at the note]
TV announcer: He's lost! Lost?
- ConnectionsReferences Ben-Hur (1959)
Well, after his return from his latest adventure, Reggie brings back with him some strange, unusual and - to say the least, unorthodox to English life and behavior, practices and habits. His adopted Bedouin side carries with it a touch of misogynism. It all leads to some humor with wife Fran, played by Janette Scott. And this is one of the funnier and different films that I have seen Wilfrid Hyde-White in.
This is a light but good comedy that most should enjoy - especially fans of British humor. Here are some sample lines from this film.
Feix McGregor, "Babies taste delicious, no?" Reggie Blake, "I don't know. I've never eaten one."
Reggie. "Who's Brishin?" McGregor, "One of my closest friends. I hate him."
Reggie, "What do you want?" McGregor, "Why should I beat around the bush? It's all over town."
Reggie, "It's funny that every time you stab me in the back, you quote Shelley."
Simone Rolfe, "Remember the night the sheik invited me to join his harem?" Reggie, 'Yes I remember you said you couldn't because you weren't a member of the union."
Reggie, handing Simone a drink he had just made, "Desert Fires, remember?" Simone, "Ah, how could I forget. Wow!" Reggie, "Don't spill any - you'll burn the rug.... Do you remember when we used to sit down on the ground to drink 'em?" Simone, "Oh, yes, of course - to keep from falling."
- SimonJack
- Mar 4, 2024
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- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1