Demi-Paradise (1943)
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25% want to see it
(4 ratings)
Demi-Paradise stars Laurence Olivier as a Russian inventor (accent and all). In Europe to promote his new propeller device, Olivier is put off by English customs and manners-or, rather, the lack of the latter. No one in 1939 England trusts a foreigner, least of all one of those shifty… More Demi-Paradise stars Laurence Olivier as a Russian inventor (accent and all). In Europe to promote his new propeller device, Olivier is put off by English customs and manners-or, rather, the lack of the latter. No one in 1939 England trusts a foreigner, least of all one of those shifty "Reds", but when Russia and England become allies against the Nazis, the previously persona non grata Olivier is welcomed with open arms. Penelope Dudley Ward co-stars as Olivier's previously suspicious landlady, who ends up falling in love with him. Demi-Paradise was made before the comic quaintness that afflicted Olivier's later performances set in, thus his Russian portrayal is straightforward and most convincing. The film was released in the US as Adventure for Two. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Anthony Asquith
- Written By
- Anatole de Grunwald
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
An embarrassingly dishonest and limp film.
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Cast
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Laurence Olivier
as Ivan Kouznetsoff
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Marjorie Fielding
as Mrs. Tisdall
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Margaret Rutherford
as Rowena Ventnor
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Leslie Henson
as Himself
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George Thorpe
as Herbert Tisdall
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Felix Aylmer
as Mr. Runalow
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Guy Middleton
as Richard Christie
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Michael Shepley
as Mr. Walford
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Joyce Grenfell
as Sybil Paulson
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Everley Gregg
as Mrs. Flannel
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Edie Martin
as Miss Winnifred Tisdall Aunt Winnie
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Muriel Aked
as Mrs. Tisdall-Stanton
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Alexis Chesnakov
as Russian Delegate
- George Cole
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Penelope Dudley-Ward
as Ann Tisdall
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Wilfrid Hyde-White
as Waiter
- David Keir
- John Laurie
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Aubrey Mallalieu
as Toomes the Butler
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Charles Paton
as Mr. Bishop
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Marian Spencer
as Mrs. Teddy Beckett
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Jack Watling
as Tom Sellers
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Ben Ames Williams
as Heckler
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Margaret Withers
as Mrs. Elliston
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John Boxer
as British Sailor
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Miles Malleson
as Box Office Manager
- George Street
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Johnnie Schofield
as Ernie
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Brian Nissen
as George Tisdall
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Josephine Middleton
as Mrs. Tremlow
