During World War II, a plane crashes on an island full of dominating women.During World War II, a plane crashes on an island full of dominating women.During World War II, a plane crashes on an island full of dominating women.
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- TriviaThe line "Is your journey really necessary?" was used on posters in the UK during wartime to encourage people to conserve fuel. It would have been familiar to the audiences who first saw this film in 1944.
- GoofsWhen Arthur sits on the table collapsing it in the marketplace, the position of the table in relation to Arthur and the girls behind changes between shots.
- SoundtracksI'M A WOLF ON MY MOTHER'S SIDE
(uncredited)
Written by Val Guest and Manning Sherwin
Sung by Arthur Askey
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Gentlemen: Paradise Found.
Bees in Paradise is directed by Val Guest who also co-writes the screenplay with Marriott Edgar. It stars Arthur Askey, Anne Shelton, Peter Graves, Ronald Shiner and Jean Kent. Music is by Louis Levy and cinematography by Phil Grindrod. Plot finds Askey as one of four airmen who crash on a mysterious island known as Paradise. The island is ruled by women and men are regarded as disposable commodities.
Lightweight in all the right areas, Val Guest's musical comedy is ultimately what it was meant to be, a mood lifter during the war. The gender politics are played nicely for laughs, the majority of the songs are foot tapping delights (notably "I'm a Wolf on My Mother's Side") and Askey turns in one of his better comedic performances. There's of course the usual quota of malarkey, which if the picture was longer than the 72 minutes would stretch the enjoyment, while one elongated section featuring Askey in drag doesn't hit the right notes. But otherwise this is a fun and frothy way to spend just over an hour and ten minutes. 7/10
Lightweight in all the right areas, Val Guest's musical comedy is ultimately what it was meant to be, a mood lifter during the war. The gender politics are played nicely for laughs, the majority of the songs are foot tapping delights (notably "I'm a Wolf on My Mother's Side") and Askey turns in one of his better comedic performances. There's of course the usual quota of malarkey, which if the picture was longer than the 72 minutes would stretch the enjoyment, while one elongated section featuring Askey in drag doesn't hit the right notes. But otherwise this is a fun and frothy way to spend just over an hour and ten minutes. 7/10
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- hitchcockthelegend
- Mar 11, 2012
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- Skandal i paradiset
- Filming locations
- Gainsborough Studios, Islington, London, England, UK(studio: made at The Gainsborough Studios, London)
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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