Don't Blame the Stork
- 1 January 1954 (1954-01-01)
Don't Blame the Stork is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Ákos Ráthonyi and starring Veronica Hurst, Ian Hunter, Reginald Beckwith, and Patricia Laffan.[1][2][3] The movie was adapted from an earlier German comedy film.[4] It was shot at Walton Studios with sets designed by the art director Ivan King.
Plot
A famous actor publicly declares that he loves babies, and soon a baby is left on his doorstep. As he is forced to take care of it, Katie O’Connor, an unsuccessful but stage-struck actress, pretends to be the child’s mother in order to live in the actor's house and to prove that she is a competent performer.[5][6]
Cast
- Veronica Hurst as Katie O'Connor
- Ian Hunter as Sir George Redway
- Reginald Beckwith as Jonathan
- Patricia Laffan as Lilian Angel
- Brenda de Banzie as Evelyn Steele
- Harry Fowler as Harry Fenn
- Thora Hird as Agnes O'Connor
- Mark Daly as Michael O'Connor
- Howard Marion-Crawford as Fluffy Faversham
- Avril Angers as Renee O'Connor
Reception
Hal Erickson of AllMovie gave the film one star out of five.[4] TV Guide review also gave the film one star out of five, stating that the film is a "dull comedy with little to recommend it."[7]
References
- ^ "Don't Blame the Stork (1954)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Don't Blame the Stork (1954)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Don't Blame the Stork (1954)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Don't Blame the Stork (1953) - Akos Rathony, Akos Rathonyi | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2017). The British 'B' Film. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-84457-574-9. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Warren, Bill (2009). Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition. McFarland. p. 230. ISBN 978-0-7864-4230-0. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Don't Blame The Stork | TV Guide". TV Guide. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
External links
- Don't Blame the Stork at IMDb
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