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	~~{{Ákos Ráthonyi}}~~

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{{Infobox film
| name = Don't Blame the Stork
| image = Don't Blame the Stork - poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Ákos Ráthonyi]]
| producer = David Dent Victor Katona
| writer = Victor Katona [[Talbot Rothwell]] [[Wolfgang Wilhelm (writer)|Wolfgang Wilhelm]]
| starring = [[Veronica Hurst]] [[Ian Hunter (actor)|Ian Hunter]] [[Reginald Beckwith]]
| music =
| cinematography = [[Stanley Pavey]]
| editing = [[Lito Carruthers]]
| color_process =
| studio = David Dent Productions
| distributor = [[Adelphi Films]]
| released = {{film date|df=y|1954|1|1}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Don't Blame the Stork''''' is a 1954 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Ákos Ráthonyi]] and starring [[Veronica Hurst]], [[Ian Hunter (actor)|Ian Hunter]], [[Reginald Beckwith]], and [[Patricia Laffan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Don't Blame the Stork (1954) |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/dont-blame-the-stork/ |publisher=[[Letterboxd]] |access-date=4 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Don't Blame the Stork (1954) |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a91a814 |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=4 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Don't Blame the Stork (1954) |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film940688.html |publisher=[[FilmAffinity]] |access-date=4 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The movie was adapted from an earlier German comedy film.<ref name="AM"/> It was shot at [[Walton Studios]] with sets designed by the [[art director]] [[Ivan King]].

==Plot==
A famous actor publicly declares that he loves babies, and soon a baby is left on his doorstep. As he is forced to take care of it, Katie O’Connor, an unsuccessful but stage-struck actress, pretends to be the child’s mother in order to live in the actor's house and to prove that she is a competent performer.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chibnall |first1=Steve |last2=McFarlane |first2=Brian |title=The British 'B' Film |date=2017 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] |isbn=978-1-84457-574-9 |page=103 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0x9dDwAAQBAJ&q=Don%27t+Blame+the+Stork+%281954+film%29&pg=PA103 |access-date=4 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Warren |first1=Bill |title=Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties, The 21st Century Edition |date=2009 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-4230-0 |page=230 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0r8UCwAAQBAJ&q=Don%27t+Blame+the+Stork+%281954+film%29&pg=PA230 |access-date=4 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Veronica Hurst]] as Katie O'Connor
*[[Ian Hunter (actor)|Ian Hunter]] as Sir George Redway
*[[Reginald Beckwith]] as Jonathan
*[[Patricia Laffan]] as Lilian Angel
*[[Brenda de Banzie]] as Evelyn Steele
*[[Harry Fowler]] as Harry Fenn
*[[Thora Hird]] as Agnes O'Connor
*[[Mark Daly (actor)|Mark Daly]] as Michael O'Connor
*[[Howard Marion-Crawford]] as Fluffy Faversham
*[[Avril Angers]] as Renee O'Connor

==Reception==
Hal Erickson of [[AllMovie]] gave the film one star out of five.<ref name="AM">{{cite web |title=Don't Blame the Stork (1953) - Akos Rathony, Akos Rathonyi {{!}} Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related {{!}} AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/dont-blame-the-stork-v89738 |publisher=[[AllMovie]] |access-date=5 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> [[TV Guide]] review also gave the film one star out of five, stating that the film is a "dull comedy with little to recommend it."<ref>{{cite web |title=Don't Blame The Stork {{!}} TV Guide |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/dont-blame-the-stork/review/113238/ |publisher=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=5 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0196508}}

{{Ákos Ráthonyi}}

[[Category:1954 films]]
[[Category:1954 comedy films]]
[[Category:British comedy films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ákos Ráthonyi]]
[[Category:Films shot at Nettlefold Studios]]
[[Category:1950s English-language films]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:1950s British films]]

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