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{{Infobox film
| name = John and Julie
| caption = Film poster
| image = John and Julie FilmPoster.jpeg
| director = [[William Fairchild]]
| producer = [[Herbert Mason]]
| writer = William Fairchild
| starring = {{ubl|Colin Gibson|Lesley Dudley|[[Noelle Middleton]]|[[Moira Lister]]}}
| music = [[Philip Green (composer)|Philip Green]]
| cinematography = [[Arthur Grant (cinematographer)|Arthur Grant]]
| editing = [[Bernard Gribble]]
| studio = [[Group 3 Films]]
| distributor = [[British Lion Films]] (UK)
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1955|07|26|UK}}
| runtime = 82 min.
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = £154,494 (UK)<ref>Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', ''Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television'', Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p506</ref>
}}

'''''John and Julie''''' (1955) is a British [[comedy film]], starring Colin Gibson, Lesley Dudley, [[Noelle Middleton]] and [[Moira Lister]], and featuring [[Peter Sellers]] and [[Sid James]] in early screen roles.

==Plot==
The film is set in 1953 in the week leading up to the coronation of [[Queen Elizabeth II]].

John (Gibson) and Julie (Dudley) are two young children from Dorset who are eager to see the [[Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II]] in spite of the fact that their respective parents have no intention of going. When the two are left alone they decide to run off to [[London]] to see John's 'Uncle Ben' who is in the [[Life Guards (United Kingdom)|Life Guards]] and therefore "he knows the queen".

They steal a horse and take it to the railway station where they buy two tickets to [[London]] but John is put off when he loses his ticket. Luckily Julie gets off too. Next Julie joins a group of [[Brownies (Scouting)|Brownies]] on their chartered bus to London, but John is not allowed on because he is a boy. He steals a bike to follow the bus, with each theft leaving an apology note. Julie asks the bus to stop to go to the toilet but is actually trying to feed John.

Eventually in London they get separated in the huge crowd. Julie is taken under the wing of a well-dressed street girl. They are reunited in [[Trafalgar Square]].

Along their way, they encounter different quirky and eccentric people who help them achieve their goal and see the Queen's procession.

At the end of the film all the individuals who were part of the story appear in the crowds watching the Queen go to her coronation.

==Cast==
{{div col}}
* Colin Gibson as John Pritchett
* Lesley Dudley as Julie
* [[Noelle Middleton]] as Miss Stokes
* [[Moira Lister]] as Dora
* [[Wilfrid Hyde-White]] as Sir James, a Field Marshal in the Life Guards
* [[Sid James]] as Mr. Pritchett, John's father
* [[Megs Jenkins]] as Mrs. Pritchett, John's mother
* [[Joseph Tomelty]] as Mr. Davidson, a judge on holiday from America
* [[Constance Cummings]] as Mrs. Davidson, his wife
* [[Patric Doonan]] as Jim Webber, a bicycle shop owner
* [[Andrew Cruickshank]] as Uncle Ben, a corporal in the Life Guards
* [[Peter Coke]] as captain in the Life Guards
* [[Colin Gordon]] as Mr. Swayne, a boys' group leader
* [[Winifred Shotter]] as Mrs. Swayne, his wife
* [[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]] as Jeremy
* [[Vincent Ball]] as Digger
* [[Peter Sellers]] as Police Constable Diamond
* [[Patrick Connor (actor)|Patrick Connor]] as Trooper Rogers
* [[Philip Stainton]] as a London police sergeant
* [[Mona Washbourne]] as Miss Rendlesham
* [[Molly Weir]] as Landlady
* [[Katie Johnson (English actress)|Katie Johnson]] as woman in street
{{div col end}}

[[Frazer Hines]] who later became known for his portrayal of [[Jamie McCrimmon]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' had a minor role.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frazer Hines|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9eeabbbc|website=bfs.org.uk|publisher=[[British Film Institute|BFI]]|accessdate=22 March 2016}}</ref>

==Production==

Filming took place at [[Beaconsfield Studios]]. It is interspersed with footage from the day of the coronation.<ref>{{cite web |author1=David Parkinson |title=John and Julie (1955) |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-gsu7od/john-and-julie/ |website=radiotimes.com |publisher=[[Radio Times]] |access-date=4 June 2022 |quote=the film does feature footage of the coronation}}</ref>

==Reception==

In September 1956, ''[[Maclean's]]'' film reviewer, [[Clyde Gilmour]] described the film as, "A predictable little comedy-adventure, good fun for most youngsters and bolstered by newsreel shots of the actual event."<ref>{{cite web |author1=[[Clyde Gilmour]] |title=Maclean's Movies |url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1956/9/1/macleans-movies |website=archive.macleans.ca |publisher=[[Maclean's]] |access-date=27 July 2022 |date=1 September 1956}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=John and Julie - Movie Reviews |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/john_and_julie/reviews |website=rottentomatoes.com |publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref>

''Halliwell's Film Video & DVD Guide'' describes the film as, "Genial little family comedy full of stock comic characters."<ref>Walker, 2004, p. 444</ref>

===Box Office===
According to the [[National Film Finance Corporation]], the film made a comfortable profit.<ref>U.S. MONEY BEHIND 30% OF BRITISH FILMS: Problems for the Board of Trade
The Manchester Guardian 4 May 1956: 7</ref><ref name="sue">{{cite book|title=British Cinema of The 1950s The Decline of Deference|first1=Sue|last1= Harper|first2=Vincent|last2= Porter|publisher=Oxford University Press USA|year=2003|page=29}}</ref>

==Home Media==

In 2007, ''John and Julie'' was released on DVD as part of the Long Lost Comedy Classics collection.

==References==
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==Bibliography==

* Walker, John. (ed). (2004). ''Halliwell's Film Video & DVD Guide''. [[HarperCollins]] Entertainment. 19th edition

==External links==
* {{BFI Explore| 4ce2b6ad9e81b |John and Julie}}
* {{IMDb title| tt0048231 |John and Julie}}
* [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/john-and-julie-v97240 ''John and Julie''] at [[AllMovie]]
* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/john_and_julie ''John and Julie''] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]

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