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Ladies Who Do [1963]


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A great piece of social history!
Review date: 2008-10-13 Rating: 10 out of 10

I'm so glad other reviewers agree with my opinion on Ladies Who Do. It's a fine piece of social history and has some great stars in it. I remember watching it as a child and loved it. I was not disappointed when I saw it again 30 years later. It truly is an age we will never see again.

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Great old British comedy classic!
Review date: 2008-04-16 Rating: 10 out of 10


Another award-winning performance from the great Peggy Mount! This is a brilliant comedy from the early 60s with an all-star cast.

Robert Morley plays a down-on-his-luck Colonel who employs a char lady (Peggy Mount) who also happens to work as char for a big company. Quite by chance she stumbles upon some valuable information regarding stocks and shares - she, along with her other char lady associates begin to make lots of money!

This is hilarious and gets you chuckling within minutes!

Co-stars include:

Dandy Nichols,
Jon Pertwee,
Joan Benham,
Harry Fowler,
Harry H. Corbett,
Miriam Karlin,
Marianne Stone,
Ron Moody
and a whole host of others!

A little gem
Review date: 2008-03-27 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is a great discovery of a film, genuinely funny. The cast is a who's who of British comedy stalwarts of the early 60s playing to their strengths. Peggy Mount, Dandy Nichols, Miriam Carlin, Harry H Corbett (looking dapper), Robert Morley & Jon Pertwee.

Great Peggy Mount comedy!
Review date: 2008-02-04 Rating: 10 out of 10

Ladies who do is classic british comedy at it's best from the ealing age of film from late 50s early 60s. Peggy Mount and Harry H Corbett give terrific performances as well as the well known supporting cast who you would have seen in somewhere else like Jon Pertwee (Dr Who). Ladies who do is finally coming to DVD. Sadly Peggy Mount's other two classics films on DVD: 'Sailor Beware!' and 'Inn For Trouble' have been deleted due to the company (DD Video) going into administration, but can be found elsewhere on the internet. Buy this DVD when it's release. You won't be disappointed by this classic comedy farce.

Why isn't this wonderful film known??
Review date: 2008-01-23 Rating: 10 out of 10

At the time of writing this film is only available for DVD pre-order, but having just noted the forthcoming release I have to say that I'm delighted to learn that it's coming out on DVD.

I found this on video about five years ago for a pound in one of those remainder shops. I'd never heard of it and was surprised by this when I saw the cast, especially as it looks the sort of film that would have been televised in the afternoons in the 70s, maybe it was and I missed it, but, whatever, it was new to me when I saw it lying there. I don't even think I watched it right away - I think it stayed forgotten on the shelf for a couple of months and finally got a viewing when I was bored and rediscovered it while desperately browsing the shelves.

To be perfectly honest, because it was so unknown I thought it would just be one of those cheaply made below average comedies that were churned out at the time (our UK comedy stars weren't too expensive to hire - look at what great Carry On stars got - so getting a reasonable cast together even for a poor film wasn't hard), but it isn't, it's an absolute gem!

It's so long since I saw it that I can't really remember much of the plot now, and I can't even remember all of the cast list, so I know this isn't going to be a great recommendation for some people, but trust me on this - the stellar cast of great British comedy actors are on top form and the clever plot and top comedy leave me extremely puzzled as to why this film is so little known and not ranked alongside the other great British comedies of this period.

Maybe there were distribution problems that gave it a backseat on its original cinema release, but because of the high price of its original video release (I know I got it for a pound, but I'd bought other vids on that label and they were VERY expensive!) it wasn't destined for much of a wider distribution or appreciation the second time round either. I really hope this better Amazon-discounted-priced DVD release finally gives this film the attention it deserves. Hopefully in a year or two I'll be able to revisit this page and see lots of great reviews and ratings for it.

Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Harry H. Corbett
Dandy Nichols
Arthur Mullard
Miriam Karlin
Robert Morley

Creators:
Harry H. Corbett (Primary Contributor)
Miriam Karlin (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Odeon Entertainment
Manufacturer: Odeon Entertainment
EAN: 5060082512155
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Black & White, Dolby, PAL,
Release date: 2008-03-24
Audience rating: Universal, suitable for all
Region code: 2
Running time: 85 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1963
Language: English (Unknown)

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