An alligator named daisy 1955 cast and crew when peter weston donald sinden returns to england after a trip to ireland, he finds that daisy, a tame alligator, has been left in his care. Returning from a cricket match in ireland, peter weston sinden, an englishman, is left with a pet alligator by another passenger who abandons it. One of his fellow passengers talks about how his wife wont let him keep his beloved daisy any more. Those were the days when fashion was glamorous and feminine, and. Not only do the inhabitants of shelleys fictional creation have to do battle with natures beast, but also are challenged by the environmental horrors that swamp conditions divulge.
Glamour girl diana dors is the leading lady, revealing an unexpected flair for wacky comedy. Together with the caimans, the gharials, and the crocodiles, they make up the order crocodilia the first alligators existed about 37 million years ago. Not quite a musical, not effectively a comedy, but mainly an aberration, this outpouring of rank stupidity somehow generates an absurd. Alligator, along with films such as grizzly 1976, orca 1977 and piranha 1978, is considered by some to be a ripoff film made to capitalize on the success of the film jaws 1975, whose main antagonist is a maneating great white shark. Usa 6 october 1957 new york city, new york australia 7 november 1957.
When the first one strikes up, a good fifteen minutes into the first reel, it comes as quite a surprise. However, older species of alligators have become extinct. Alone in the dark 1982 donald pleasence is the target of psychopathic martin landau and his partner jack palance in this horror thriller. An alligator named daisy is so unlike any comedy produced here in the states, yet it should be named a comedy for the sake of all the laughs and preposterous situations this gem of a movie produces. On a journey home on a steamer, he meets an old sea hand who shares with him how his wife wont let him keep his pet daisy anymore. From the 1955 film an alligator named daisy, starring donald sinden, jeannie carson, james robertson justice, diana dors. Alligators, also known as crocodiles, are a villager species that appears in the animal crossing series. An alligator named daisy is a 1955 british comedy film directed by j.
An alligator named daisy is a british comedy about a man who is returning from a trip. From an alligator named daisy and yield to the night to deep end 1970, theres a girl in my soup 1970 and her final film steaming 1985, diana dors was a lovely and charming presence, and a good actress to boot. An alligator named daisy is een britse filmkomedie uit 1955 onder regie van j. The man is sympathetic and the other passenger decides he would make a good new owner for daisy, who proves to be a pet alligator. Then daisy, an affectionate alligator, waddles into peters life.
An alligator named daisy trailer 1955 video detective. The film is notable for being among the first of the slew. Allstar farce starring donald sinden, diana dors and an alligator. Fly around the world in realistic minecraft 1 year world record hit danila fox 7,717 watching live now.
Lee thompson and starring donald sinden, jeannie carson, james robertson justice, diana dors, roland culver and stanley holloway. The film was followed by a 1991 unrelated sequel alligator ii. John sayles, who wrote the script for alligator, also created the screenplay for piranha two years. The british film makers, who, as every moviegoer knows, can have a charming way with comedy and are kind to animals, show little of these admirable traits in an alligator named daisy, which. Alligator is a 1981 horrorcomedy film, directed by lewis teague and starring robert forster, robin riker, and henry silva, with a screenplay by john sayles, in which chicago policeman david madison has to stop ramon, the eponymous beast, who is running amok in the city sewer system after feeding on covertly discarded growth hormone. They are one of five reptilian species in the games, and are currently the only reptiles that can appear as villagers. Alligator named daisy, an 1955 movie letssingit lyrics. You gets what you pays for in an alligator named daisy. An alligator named daisy 1955 when peter weston donald sinden returns to england after a trip to ireland, he finds that daisy, a tame alligator, has been left in his care. Of course, years earlier, a little girls dad flushed. Lost house of secrets 1956 jumping for joy 1956 the black tent 1956 jacqueline 1956 eyewitness 1956 the secret place 1956 a town like alice 1956 checkpoint 1956 the spanish gardener 1956 up in the world 1956 the battle of the river plate 1956 the one that got. Somehow this leads to the luckless sinden being saddled with a baby alligator, who prefers to sleep within his piano. The other film on this doublebill, an alligator named daisy, starring diana dors and donald sinden is available in the u.
For songwriter peter weston donald sinden, life is perfect. Alligator 1980 internet movie firearms database guns. She succumbed to stomach cancer in 1984, leaving the world behind at the too young age of 52. The movie is based on a novel of the same name by charles terrot, jack davies wrote the screenplay and j. An alligator named daisy 1955 rare movie collector.
A final report on the death released monday by floridas wildlife agency says that the 7foot alligator bit 2yearold lane graves head as the boy bent down at the edge of a lagoon at disney. An alligator named daisy could not be described, realistically, as a musical, and yet, it does have two musical numbers, performed by the charming and talented jeannie carson. An alligator named daisy 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film s plot concerns sinden having to choose between his heiress fiancee and a cute little irish girl that he recently met, but the richness of the. Whilst trying to throw the beast overboard, he meets moira who helps him out. Donald sinden stars as a young songwriter who accidentally picks up someone elses alligator suitcase. An alligator named daisy is a 1955 british comedy with diana dors. Also known as aka original title an alligator named daisy.
He is set to marry vanessa colebrook diana dors, mink upholstered daughter of wealthy sir james colebrookjames robertson justice. With her of course, goes her share of her fathers millions. Alligator is a 1980 horror film directed by lewis teague. The problem is that daisy is a middle sized alligator. View lyrics of the movie alligator named daisy, an 1955 movie. In this lowbudget screamer, obviously inspired by its predecessor alligator theyre not from the same moviemakers, a monstersized alligator threatens the livelihood of lakefront dwellers. The book teachers the concept of comparing numbers and reinforces the use of the greater than less than alligator named daisy is a 1955 british comedy film directed by j. Alligator 1980 a tiny pet alligator, named ramone, is flushed into the sewer where it grows and grows. As long as theyre happy and an alligator named daisy. The story concerns peter weston donald sinden returns to england after a trip to ireland and he finds that daisy, a tame alligator, has been left in his care. When i started to watch this comedy, the irish playwright samuel beckett was brought to mind. So are hearts, peter discovers it is moira he loves.
And vanessa has priceless charms of her own to add to the bargain. An alligator named daisy 1955 cast and crew moviefone. Peter weston donald sinden is engaged to vanessa colebrook diana dors, the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Alligator simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Preparing to drop daisy in the channel while returning to england, peter is caught in the unfriendly to alligators like deed by a beautiful girl by the name of moira, who forces peter to keep daisy. Its part of a two movie dvd set from vci that includes the other movie i watched tonight. An alligator named daisy 1955, directed by j lee thompson. With this comedy film called an alligator named daisy, he was definitely better directing action movies. A whimsical story rhyme about an alligator named alfie who takes his friends on a journey to find the largest numbers. The alligators have large jaws and two sharp lower teeth which protrude from their. With donald sinden, diana dors, jeannie carson, james robertson justice.
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