One Wild Oat
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One Wild Oat is a 1951
British
film starring Stanley Holloway
, Robertson Hare
and Sam Costa
with a notable appearance by a pre-stardom Audrey Hepburn
as an extra
.
The film was adapted by Vernon Sylvaine from his 1948 play. The stage production debuted at the Garrick Theatre
in London
and was directed by Jack Buchanan
. The stage version starred Robertson Hare, who reprised his role for the film, and Arthur Riscoe
(who replaced Alfred Drayton
following his death in 1949), the part being played by Stanley Holloway in the screen version. The stage cast where (in order of appearance): Julie Mortimer, Constance Lorne, Robertson Hare
, George Bradford/Robert Moreton, June Sylvaine, Arthur Riscoe
, John Stone
, Ruth Maitland, Tom Squire, Charles Groves, Anne Stapledon, Horace Sequeira and Helene Burls.
) attempts to discourage his daughter's infatuation for a philanderer by revealing his past. The plan backfires when the daughter's would-be father-in-law (Stanley Holloway
) threatens to reveal the barrister's shady background.
1951 in film
The year 1951 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
British
United Kingdom
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film starring Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway
Stanley Augustus Holloway, OBE was an English stage and film actor, comedian, singer, poet and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady...
, Robertson Hare
Robertson Hare
John Robertson Hare was an English comedy actor, popularly known as Bunny, who came to fame in the Aldwych farces. He is known for routinely losing his trousers on-stage, at which point he would utter his catchphrase "Oh Calamity"...
and Sam Costa
Sam Costa
Samuel Gabriel 'Sam' Costa was a singer and a voice actor on the show Much Binding In The Marsh. He was also a Radio Luxembourg and BBC disc jockey.-Life:...
with a notable appearance by a pre-stardom Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Although modest about her acting ability, Hepburn remains one of the world's most famous actresses of all time, remembered as a film and fashion icon of the twentieth century...
as an extra
Extra (actor)
A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking, nonsinging or nondancing capacity, usually in the background...
.
The film was adapted by Vernon Sylvaine from his 1948 play. The stage production debuted at the Garrick Theatre
Garrick Theatre
The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster. It opened on 24 April 1889 with The Profligate, a play by Arthur Wing Pinero. In its early years, it appears to have specialised in the performance of melodrama, and today the theatre is a...
in London
London
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and was directed by Jack Buchanan
Jack Buchanan
Walter John "Jack" Buchanan was a British theatre and film actor, singer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George Grossmith Jr., and was described by The Times as "the last of the knuts." He is best known in...
. The stage version starred Robertson Hare, who reprised his role for the film, and Arthur Riscoe
Arthur Riscoe
-Selected filmography:* Horatio's Deception * For Love of You * Public Nuisance No. 1 * Paradise for Two * Kipps -External links:...
(who replaced Alfred Drayton
Alfred Drayton
Alfred Drayton was a British film actor.Drayton worked in a brewery when he was 18 but having a good deal of amateur dramatics experience decided to go on stage. His first appearance on stage was The Beloved Vagabond at Cardiff in 1908 and his London debut was at the Haymarket Theatre the...
following his death in 1949), the part being played by Stanley Holloway in the screen version. The stage cast where (in order of appearance): Julie Mortimer, Constance Lorne, Robertson Hare
Robertson Hare
John Robertson Hare was an English comedy actor, popularly known as Bunny, who came to fame in the Aldwych farces. He is known for routinely losing his trousers on-stage, at which point he would utter his catchphrase "Oh Calamity"...
, George Bradford/Robert Moreton, June Sylvaine, Arthur Riscoe
Arthur Riscoe
-Selected filmography:* Horatio's Deception * For Love of You * Public Nuisance No. 1 * Paradise for Two * Kipps -External links:...
, John Stone
John Stone (actor)
-Career:Born in Cardiff, Wales as John Hailstone, Stone was educated at Brighton College. He made his first West End appearance in One Wild Oat by Vernon Sylvaine, 1948...
, Ruth Maitland, Tom Squire, Charles Groves, Anne Stapledon, Horace Sequeira and Helene Burls.
Plot summary
A barrister (Robertson HareRobertson Hare
John Robertson Hare was an English comedy actor, popularly known as Bunny, who came to fame in the Aldwych farces. He is known for routinely losing his trousers on-stage, at which point he would utter his catchphrase "Oh Calamity"...
) attempts to discourage his daughter's infatuation for a philanderer by revealing his past. The plan backfires when the daughter's would-be father-in-law (Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway
Stanley Augustus Holloway, OBE was an English stage and film actor, comedian, singer, poet and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady...
) threatens to reveal the barrister's shady background.
Cast
- Robertson HareRobertson HareJohn Robertson Hare was an English comedy actor, popularly known as Bunny, who came to fame in the Aldwych farces. He is known for routinely losing his trousers on-stage, at which point he would utter his catchphrase "Oh Calamity"...
as Humphrey Proudfoot - Stanley HollowayStanley HollowayStanley Augustus Holloway, OBE was an English stage and film actor, comedian, singer, poet and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady...
as Alfred Gilbey - Sam CostaSam CostaSamuel Gabriel 'Sam' Costa was a singer and a voice actor on the show Much Binding In The Marsh. He was also a Radio Luxembourg and BBC disc jockey.-Life:...
as Mr. Pepys - Andrew Crawford as Fred Gilbey
- Vera PearceVera Pearce-Filmography:* The Shepherd of the Southern Cross * Just My Luck * Yes, Mr. Brown * That's a Good Girl * So You Won't Talk * Royal Cavalcade * Heat Wave * Southern Roses...
as Mrs. Gilbey - June Sylvaine as Cherrie Proudfoot
- Robert Moreton as Throstle
- Constance Lorne as Mrs. Proudfoot
- Gwen Cherrell as Audrey Cuttle #1
- Irene HandlIrene Handl-Life:Irene Handl was born in Maida Vale, London, the daughter of an Austrian banker father and French mother. She took to acting at the relatively advanced age of 36, and studied at the acting school run by the sister of Dame Sybil Thorndike...
as Emily Pepys (Audrey Cuttle #2) - Ingeborg von KusserowIngeborg von Kusserow-Biography:Kusserow was born in Wollstein, Province of Posen, Imperial Germany .She married Percy Graf Welsburg in November 1941 and emigrated to Great Britain after World War II, where she usually appeared as Ingeborg Wells. She retired in 1960.-Filmography:-External links:...
as Gloria Samson (as Ingeborg Wells) - Charles Groves as Charles
- Joan RiceJoan RiceJoan Rice was a British film actress.Rice is best known for her role as Dalabo in the film His Majesty O'Keefe which co-started Burt Lancaster...
as Annie (maid) - Audrey HepburnAudrey HepburnAudrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Although modest about her acting ability, Hepburn remains one of the world's most famous actresses of all time, remembered as a film and fashion icon of the twentieth century...
as the Hotel receptionist - Fred BergerFred BergerFriedrich Berger was an Austrian-born actor. He settled in London and also worked for an advertising agency in his later years.-Filmography:...
as Samson - James FoxJames FoxJames Fox, OBE is an English actor.-Early life:James Fox was born in London, England to theatrical agent Robin Fox and actress Angela Worthington. He is the brother of actor Edward Fox and film producer Robert Fox. The actress Emilia Fox is his niece and the actor Laurence Fox is his son. His...
as the porter - Roger MooreRoger MooreSir Roger George Moore KBE , is an English actor, perhaps best known for portraying British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985. He also portrayed Simon Templar in the long-running British television series The Saint.-Early life:Moore was born in Stockwell, London...
(uncredited) had a bit part