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	~~\| name = An Alligator Named Daisy~~
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	\| caption = UK theatrical poster		\| caption = UK theatrical poster
	\| director = [[w:J. Lee Thompson\|J. Lee Thompson]]		\| director = [[J. Lee Thompson\|J. Lee Thompson]]
	\|producer=Raymond Stross		\|producer=Raymond Stross
	\| writer = [[w:Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]]		\| writer = [[Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]]
	\|based_on = novel by [[w:Charles Terrot\|Charles Terrot]]		\|based_on = novel by [[Charles Terrot\|Charles Terrot]]
	\| starring = [[Donald Sinden]] <br> [[Jeannie Carson]] <br> [[James Robertson Justice]] <br> [[Diana Dors]] <br> [[Stanley Holloway]]		\| starring = [[Donald Sinden]] <br> [[Jeannie Carson]] <br> [[James Robertson Justice]] <br> [[Diana Dors]] <br> [[Stanley Holloway]]
	\| music =		\| music =
	\| cinematography = [[w:Reginald H. Wyer\|Reginald H. Wyer]]		\| cinematography = [[Reginald H. Wyer\|Reginald H. Wyer]]
	\| editing =[[w:John D. Guthridge\|John D. Guthridge]]		\| editing =[[John D. Guthridge\|John D. Guthridge]]
	\| distributor = [[w:Rank Organisation\|Rank Organisation]]		\| distributor = [[Rank Organisation\|Rank Organisation]]
	\| released = 13 December 1955		\| released = 13 December 1955
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	'''''An Alligator Named Daisy''''' is a 1955 British [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] directed by [[w:J. Lee Thompson\|J. Lee Thompson]] and starring [[Donald Sinden]], [[Jeannie Carson]], [[James Robertson Justice]], [[Diana Dors]], [[w:Roland Culver\|Roland Culver]] and [[Stanley Holloway]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047813/\|title = An Alligator Named Daisy\|date = 29 June 1956}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30764 \| title=An Alligator Named Daisy \| publisher=British Film Institute \| access-date=19 October 2013 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020060354/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30764 \| archive-date=20 October 2013 \| url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>ALLIGATOR NAMED DAISY, An		'''''An Alligator Named Daisy''''' is a 1955 British [[comedy film\|comedy film]] directed by [[J. Lee Thompson\|J. Lee Thompson]] and starring [[Donald Sinden]], [[Jeannie Carson]], [[James Robertson Justice]], [[Diana Dors]], [[Roland Culver\|Roland Culver]] and [[Stanley Holloway]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047813/\|title = An Alligator Named Daisy\|date = 29 June 1956}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30764 \| title=An Alligator Named Daisy \| publisher=British Film Institute \| access-date=19 October 2013 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020060354/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30764 \| archive-date=20 October 2013 \| url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>ALLIGATOR NAMED DAISY, An
	Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 23, Iss. 264, (Jan 1, 1956): 6.</ref>		Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 23, Iss. 264, (Jan 1, 1956): 6.</ref>

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{IMDb title\|id=0047813\|title=An Alligator Named Daisy}}		*{{IMDb title\|id=0047813\|title=An Alligator Named Daisy}}
	*~~[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/~~487690~~/index.html~~ An Alligator Named Daisy~~] at [[BFI Screenonline]]~~		*{{Screenonline title\|487690\|An Alligator Named Daisy}}
	*~~[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/~~4ce2b6a87c05b An ~~Alligated~~ Named Daisy~~] at BFI~~		*{{BFI\|4ce2b6a87c05b\|An Alligator Named Daisy}}
	*~~[http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/445374%7C0/An-Alligator-Named-Daisy.html~~ An Alligator Named Daisy~~] at [[TCMDB]]~~		*{{TCMDb title \| 25267 \| An Alligator Named Daisy }}
	*~~[https://letterboxd.com/film/~~an-alligator-named-daisy/ An Alligator Named Daisy~~] at Letterbox DVD~~		*{{Letterboxd title \| an-alligator-named-daisy \| An Alligator Named Daisy}}


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	*[http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/445374%7C0/An-Alligator-Named-Daisy.html An Alligator Named Daisy] at [[TCMDB]]		*[http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/445374%7C0/An-Alligator-Named-Daisy.html An Alligator Named Daisy] at [[TCMDB]]
	*[https://letterboxd.com/film/an-alligator-named-daisy/ An Alligator Named Daisy] at Letterbox DVD		*[https://letterboxd.com/film/an-alligator-named-daisy/ An Alligator Named Daisy] at Letterbox DVD
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	\| alt =		\| alt =
	\| caption = UK theatrical poster		\| caption = UK theatrical poster
	\| director = [[J. Lee Thompson]]		\| director = [[w:J. Lee Thompson\|J. Lee Thompson]]
	\|producer=Raymond Stross		\|producer=Raymond Stross
	\| writer = [[Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]]		\| writer = [[w:Jack Davies (screenwriter)\|Jack Davies]]
	\|based_on = novel by [[Charles Terrot]]		\|based_on = novel by [[w:Charles Terrot\|Charles Terrot]]
	\| starring = [[Donald Sinden]] <br> [[Jeannie Carson]] <br> [[James Robertson Justice]] <br> [[Diana Dors]] <br> [[Stanley Holloway]]		\| starring = [[Donald Sinden]] <br> [[Jeannie Carson]] <br> [[James Robertson Justice]] <br> [[Diana Dors]] <br> [[Stanley Holloway]]
	\| music =		\| music =
	\| cinematography = [[Reginald H. Wyer]]		\| cinematography = [[w:Reginald H. Wyer\|Reginald H. Wyer]]
	\| editing =[[John D. Guthridge]]		\| editing =[[w:John D. Guthridge\|John D. Guthridge]]
	\| distributor = [[Rank Organisation]]		\| distributor = [[w:Rank Organisation\|Rank Organisation]]
	\| released = 13 December 1955		\| released = 13 December 1955
	\| runtime = 88 min		\| runtime = 88 min
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	\| language = English		\| language = English
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	'''''An Alligator Named Daisy''''' is a 1955 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[J. Lee Thompson]] and starring [[Donald Sinden]], [[Jeannie Carson]], [[James Robertson Justice]], [[Diana Dors]], [[Roland Culver]] and [[Stanley Holloway]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047813/\|title = An Alligator Named Daisy\|date = 29 June 1956}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30764 \| title=An Alligator Named Daisy \| publisher=British Film Institute \| access-date=19 October 2013 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020060354/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30764 \| archive-date=20 October 2013 \| url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>ALLIGATOR NAMED DAISY, An		'''''An Alligator Named Daisy''''' is a 1955 British [[w:comedy film\|comedy film]] directed by [[w:J. Lee Thompson\|J. Lee Thompson]] and starring [[Donald Sinden]], [[Jeannie Carson]], [[James Robertson Justice]], [[Diana Dors]], [[w:Roland Culver\|Roland Culver]] and [[Stanley Holloway]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047813/\|title = An Alligator Named Daisy\|date = 29 June 1956}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30764 \| title=An Alligator Named Daisy \| publisher=British Film Institute \| access-date=19 October 2013 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020060354/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30764 \| archive-date=20 October 2013 \| url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>ALLIGATOR NAMED DAISY, An
	Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 23, Iss. 264, (Jan 1, 1956): 6.</ref>		Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 23, Iss. 264, (Jan 1, 1956): 6.</ref>

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{{short description|1955 film by J. Lee Thompson}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = An Alligator Named Daisy
| image = "An_Alligator_Named_Daisy"_(1955).jpg
| image_size =
| border =
| alt =
| caption = UK theatrical poster
| director = [[J. Lee Thompson]]
|producer=Raymond Stross
| writer = [[Jack Davies (screenwriter)|Jack Davies]]
|based_on = novel by [[Charles Terrot]]
| starring = [[Donald Sinden]] <br> [[Jeannie Carson]] <br> [[James Robertson Justice]] <br> [[Diana Dors]] <br> [[Stanley Holloway]]
| music =
| cinematography = [[Reginald H. Wyer]]
| editing =[[John D. Guthridge]]
| distributor = [[Rank Organisation]]
| released = 13 December 1955
| runtime = 88 min
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}
'''''An Alligator Named Daisy''''' is a 1955 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[J. Lee Thompson]] and starring [[Donald Sinden]], [[Jeannie Carson]], [[James Robertson Justice]], [[Diana Dors]], [[Roland Culver]] and [[Stanley Holloway]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047813/|title = An Alligator Named Daisy|date = 29 June 1956}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30764 | title=An Alligator Named Daisy | publisher=British Film Institute | access-date=19 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020060354/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/30764 | archive-date=20 October 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>ALLIGATOR NAMED DAISY, An
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 23, Iss. 264, (Jan 1, 1956): 6.</ref>

==Plot==
Returning from a [[cricket]] match in Ireland, Peter Weston (Sinden), an Englishman, is left with a pet [[alligator]] by another passenger who abandons it to him. Horrified, his first instinct is to get rid of it as soon as possible. However, he soon develops a bond with Moira (Carson), a young Irishwoman, which appears to be centred almost entirely around the animal. He soon discovers that Daisy is very tame and domesticated, and seems to be the way to Moira's heart.

Once back in [[London]], Weston struggles to keep Daisy under control – as she upsets his family, loses him his job at a department store and imperils his relationship with his fiancée Vanessa (Dors). He plans to get rid of Daisy, but the police and a pet shop refuse to take her so he abandons her in [[Regent's Park]], later returning with a sense of guilt to rescue her. Owing to a mix-up, Daisy is packed along with the rest of his luggage and accompanies him to his prospective father-in-law's country house. There, Daisy escapes and causes mayhem, while the arrival of Moira's "husband" produces a surprising outcome for all of them.

==Cast==
* [[Donald Sinden]] – Peter Weston
* [[Jeannie Carson]] – Moira O'Shannon
* [[James Robertson Justice]] – Sir James Colbrooke
* [[Diana Dors]] – Vanessa Colbrooke
* [[Roland Culver]] – Mr Weston
* [[Stanley Holloway]] – The General
* [[Avice Landone]] – Mrs Weston
* [[Richard Wattis]] – Hoskins
* [[Stephen Boyd]] – Albert O'Shannon
* [[Ernest Thesiger]] – Notcher (uncredited)
* [[Henry Kendall (actor)|Henry Kendall]] – Valet
* [[Michael Shepley]] – The Judge
* [[Wilfrid Lawson (actor)|Wilfrid Lawson]] – Irishman (uncredited)
* [[Charles Victor]] – Sergeant (uncredited)
* [[George Moon]] – Al (uncredited)
* [[Margaret Rutherford]] – Prudence Croquet
* [[Joan Hickson]] – Piano Customer (uncredited)
* [[Jimmy Edwards]] – Alligator owner (uncredited)
* [[Frankie Howerd]] – Comedian (uncredited)
* [[George Woodbridge (actor)|George Woodbridge]] – PC Jorkins (uncredited)
* Colin Freear - Garage Boy (uncredited)

==Production==
The film was based on a novel published in 1954.<ref>Our Bookshelf: BELLA NORTH
Stern, G B. The Sketch; London Vol. 221, Iss. 2869, (Sep 22, 1954): 232.</ref> Film rights were bought by Raymond Stross in November 1954. He wanted [[Diana Dors]], [[Janette Scott]] and [[Kenneth More|Kenneth Moore]] to star.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39366837 |title=SPOTLIGHT ON THE STARS |newspaper=[[Western Mail (Western Australia)|Western Mail]] |volume=[?] |issue=[?] |location=Western Australia |date=4 November 1954 |access-date=25 May 2019 |page=27 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

Filming took place at Pinewood Studios in May 1955.<ref>Round the British Studios
Nepean, Edith. Picture Show; London Vol. 65, Iss. 1690, (Aug 20, 1955): 11.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75794315 |title=No title |newspaper=[[The Mirror (Western Australia)|The Mirror]] |volume=35 |issue=1773 |location=Western Australia |date=21 May 1955 |access-date=25 May 2019 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It was Dors' third movie with Thompson.<ref name="bomb">{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|magazine=Filmink|title=A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee|date=September 7, 2020|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/a-tale-of-two-blondes-diana-dors-and-belinda-lee/}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
The ''[[TV Guide]]'' wrote, "This very funny film has an excellent supporting cast."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/an-alligator-named-daisy/review/112362 |title=An Alligator Named Daisy Review |publisher=Movies.tvguide.com |access-date=2014-03-08}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' found that despite "a curiously cute bit by Margaret Rutherford, as a pet-shop owner who talks to the animals in their own "language."...the joke wears thin."<ref>{{cite web|author=A.H. WEILERDonald Sinden |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9802E6DF113EE23BBC4F53DFB667838C649EDE |title=Movie Review - An Alligator Named Daisy - Screen: New Best Friend; 'Alligator Named Daisy' Slithers Into Sutton |work=NYTimes.com |date=1957-10-07 |access-date=2014-03-08}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0047813|title=An Alligator Named Daisy}}
*[http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/487690/index.html An Alligator Named Daisy] at [[BFI Screenonline]]
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a87c05b An Alligated Named Daisy] at BFI
*[http://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/445374%7C0/An-Alligator-Named-Daisy.html An Alligator Named Daisy] at [[TCMDB]]
*[https://letterboxd.com/film/an-alligator-named-daisy/ An Alligator Named Daisy] at Letterbox DVD
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