The Admirable Crichton

Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.

Cast

Kenneth More

Kenneth More

as Bill Crichton

Diane Cilento

Diane Cilento

as Eliza Tweeny

Cecil Parker

Cecil Parker

as Lord Henry Loam

Sally Ann Howes

Sally Ann Howes

as Lady Mary

Martita Hunt

Martita Hunt

as Lady Brocklehurst

Jack Watling

Jack Watling

as Treherne

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

as Brocklehurst

Gerald Harper

Gerald Harper

as Ernest

Mercy Haystead

Mercy Haystead

as Catherine

Miranda Connell

Miranda Connell

as

Reviews

John Chard

The Governor and The Daddy. The Admirable Crichton is an adaptation of J.M. Barrie's role reversal play, taking pot shots at the British class system and starring Kenneth More in the title role, it's something of a little treasure. Basically the plot sees Butler supreme Crichton become the g...

John Chard

The Governor and The Daddy. The Admirable Crichton is an adaptation of J.M. Barrie's role reversal play, taking pot shots at the British class system and starring Kenneth More in the title role, it's something of a little treasure. Basically the plot sees Butler supreme Crichton become the go...

John Chard

The Governor and The Daddy. The Admirable Crichton is an adaptation of J.M. Barrie's role reversal play, taking pot shots at the British class system and starring Kenneth More in the title role, it's something of a little treasure. Basically the plot sees Butler supreme Crichton become the go...

CinemaSerf

Many people criticise J.M. Barrie for being far too whimsical with his stories, but there is nothing wrong with some whimsy now and again - and this is a cracking example. The aristocratic "Loam" family set off on their yacht "the Bluebell" for a cruise around the South seas. A storm forces them to ...

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