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	'''''Brass Monkey''''' is a 1948 British comedy thriller with musical asides, directed by [[Thornton Freeland]]. It stars [[Carroll Levis]], a radio variety show host and talent scout (known as "Britain's favourite Canadian")~~{{citation needed\|date=May 2020}}~~ and American actress [[Carole Landis]] in her last film. Also known as '''''The Lucky Mascot''''', the film features an early appearance by comic actor [[Terry-Thomas]], playing himself.<ref name="tvguide1">{{cite web\|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/the-lucky-mascot/review/104951 \|title=The Lucky Mascot Review \|publisher=Movies.tvguide.com \|date= \|accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>		'''''Brass Monkey''''' is a 1948 British comedy thriller with musical asides, directed by [[Thornton Freeland]]. It stars [[Carroll Levis]], a radio variety show host and talent scout (known as "Britain's favourite Canadian") and American actress [[Carole Landis]] in her last film. Also known as '''''The Lucky Mascot''''', the film features an early appearance by comic actor [[Terry-Thomas]], playing himself.<ref name="tvguide1">{{cite web\|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/the-lucky-mascot/review/104951 \|title=The Lucky Mascot Review \|publisher=Movies.tvguide.com \|date= \|accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>

	Though made in 1948, ''Brass Monkey'' wasn't released in the US until 1951.<ref name="britmovie1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Brass-Monkey_1948/ \|title=Brass Monkey 1948 \| Britmovie \| Home of British Films \|publisher=Britmovie \|date= \|accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bc642d7 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712031814/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bc642d7 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-12 \|title=Lucky Mascot \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|date= \|accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>		Though made in 1948, ''Brass Monkey'' wasn't released in the US until 1951.<ref name="britmovie1">{{cite web\|url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Brass-Monkey_1948/ \|title=Brass Monkey 1948 \| Britmovie \| Home of British Films \|publisher=Britmovie \|date= \|accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bc642d7 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712031814/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bc642d7 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-12 \|title=Lucky Mascot \| BFI \| BFI \|publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk \|date= \|accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>
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{{Infobox film
| name = Brass Monkey
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Thornton Freeland]] '''dialogue director''' Denny Freeman
| producer = [[N.A. Bronsten]] '''associate''' [[John R. Sloan]]
| writer = [[Alec Coppel]] '''additional dialogue''' [[William Freshman]] [[Vernon Sylvaine]] Robert Buckland
| based_on = an original story by [[Alec Coppel]] [[Thornton Freeland]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Carroll Levis]] [[Carole Landis]] [[Herbert Lom]]
| music = Dr. [[Bernard Grun]]
| cinematography = [[Basil Emmott]]
| editing = David Hawkins
| studio =
| distributor = [[United Artists]]
| released = 1949 (UK)
| runtime = 100 min.
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| image = Brass Monkey VideoCover.jpeg
}}

'''''Brass Monkey''''' is a 1948 British comedy thriller with musical asides, directed by [[Thornton Freeland]]. It stars [[Carroll Levis]], a radio variety show host and talent scout (known as "Britain's favourite Canadian"){{citation needed|date=May 2020}} and American actress [[Carole Landis]] in her last film. Also known as '''''The Lucky Mascot''''', the film features an early appearance by comic actor [[Terry-Thomas]], playing himself.<ref name="tvguide1">{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/the-lucky-mascot/review/104951 |title=The Lucky Mascot Review |publisher=Movies.tvguide.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>

Though made in 1948, ''Brass Monkey'' wasn't released in the US until 1951.<ref name="britmovie1">{{cite web|url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Brass-Monkey_1948/ |title=Brass Monkey 1948 | Britmovie | Home of British Films |publisher=Britmovie |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bc642d7 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712031814/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b6bc642d7 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-12 |title=Lucky Mascot | BFI | BFI |publisher=Explore.bfi.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>

==Plot==
Popular radio presenter [[Carroll Levis]] (playing himself), and Kay Sheldon ([[Carole Landis]]) find themselves entangled in a web of smuggling and murder. When a priceless "brass monkey" is stolen from a Japanese temple and smuggled into England, Levis encounters the eccentric Mr. Ryder-Harris ([[Ernest Thesiger]]), a Buddhist art connoisseur who's chasing the artefact, and will apparently stop at nothing to get it. The monkey is missing and suspicious murders are being committed in the hunt for its retrieval. With the help of the ''Discoveries'' radio talent, Levis attempts to avoid murderous henchman [[Herbert Lom]], and foil Mr. Ryder-Harris's plans. Amongst all the mayhem, an array of musical and comedy performers audition for and appear on ''The Levis Hour'', the hero's weekly radio programme.<ref name="tvguide1"/><ref name="britmovie1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Brass-Monkey-Lucky-Mascot-1947-England/dp/B00009XENM |title=Brass Monkey (The Lucky Mascot) (1947-England) [VHS]: Terry-Thomas, Ernest Thesiger, Herbert Lom, Carole Landis, Carroll Levis: Movies & TV |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67938681 |title=29 Aug 1950 – Radio Theatre Talkies Current Attractions REVIEW |via=Trove |date=1950-08-29 |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Carroll Levis]] as Himself
* [[Carole Landis]] as Kay Sheldon
* [[Herbert Lom]] as Peter Hobart
* [[Avril Angers]] as Herself
* [[Ernest Thesiger]] as Ryder-Harris
* [[Edward Underdown]] as Max Taylor
* [[Henry Edwards (actor)|Henry Edwards]] as Inspector Miller
* Henry Worthington as Rodney
* [[Terry-Thomas]] as Himself
* [[Leslie Hutchinson|Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson]] as Hutch
* [[Campbell Cotts]] as A.J. Gilroy
* [[Peter Williams (American actor)|Peter Williams]] as Detective Fellows

==Production==
Landis arrived in England to make the film in August 1947.<ref>{{Cite news|title=STUDIO TO REFILM SCENES IN PICTURE: Eagle Lion, in Agreement With Fox Will Retake Sequences in Completed Melodrama|author=THOMAS F. BRADY|date=Aug 20, 1947|work=New York Times|page=24}}</ref> Landis says she encouraged English actors to speak slower so US audiences could understand them.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168780300 |title=Sanders In Britain For Filming Of Maugham Book |newspaper=[[Truth (Sydney newspaper)|Truth]] |issue=3021 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=14 December 1947 |accessdate=30 April 2016 |page=55 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

==Songs==
*"It's the Greatest Business in the world" by Gaby Rogers – staged by Buddy Bradley
*"Home Sweet Home" by [[Sid Colin]] and [[Steve Race]]
*"Somebody Blew My Bluebird's Egg" by Noel Langley and Pat Quin
*"I Know Myself Too Well" by Ross Parker
*"Tomorrow's Rainbow" by Colin Campbell

==Critical reception==
* ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' called the film a "ramshackle support feature", and concluded it was "a curio, but not really a collectible."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/film/the-brass-monkey |title=The Brass Monkey | review, synopsis, book tickets, showtimes, movie release date | Time Out London |publisher=Timeout.com |date= |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>
*In a contemporary review, ''The Geraldton Guardian'' called ''The Brass Monkey'', a "well told story."<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
* [[Sky Movies]] wrote, "a rough (very rough) and tumble British comedy-thriller spun round the then popular shows featuring Carroll Levis. ... Not much as a film ... But of undoubted interest for its extraordinary cast."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://skymovies.sky.com/the-brass-monkey/review |title=The Brass Monkey – Sky Movies HD |publisher=Skymovies.sky.com |date=2003-05-07 |accessdate=2014-03-12}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0040186|Brass Monkey}}
* {{AllMovie title|85880|The Brass Monkey}}

{{Thornton Freeland}}
{{Alec Coppel}}

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[[Category:Films directed by Thornton Freeland]]
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[[Category:1940s crime comedy films]]
[[Category:British crime comedy films]]
[[Category:1948 comedy films]]
[[Category:1940s English-language films]]
[[Category:1940s British films]]