Kurt at 22:46, 7 February 2023

2023-02-07T22:46:33Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:46, 7 February 2023
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = ~~Left Right and Centre~~		\| name =
	\| image = Left Right and Centre ~~FilmPoster~~.~~jpeg~~		\| image = Left Right and Centre Fil mPoster.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[Sidney Gilliat]]		\| director = [[Sidney Gilliat]]
Line 95:		Line 95:
	[[Category:1950s English-language films]]		[[Category:1950s English-language films]]
	[[Category:1950s British films]]		[[Category:1950s British films]]
			[[Category:British comedy films]]

Kurt at 22:03, 2 February 2023

2023-02-02T22:03:24Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:03, 2 February 2023
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~{{for\|the American radio programme\|Left, Right & Center}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=May 2016}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=May 2016}}~~
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Left Right and Centre		\| name = Left Right and Centre
Line 83:		Line 80:
	* {{IMDb title\|0055079}}		* {{IMDb title\|0055079}}
	* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=126973 NY Times Film Review]		* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=126973 NY Times Film Review]

	~~{{Launder and Gilliat}}~~
	~~{{Humphrey Searle}}~~

	[[Category:1959 films]]		[[Category:1959 films]]

Kurt: 1 revision imported

2023-02-02T21:55:17Z

1 revision imported

← Older revision	Revision as of 16:55, 2 February 2023
(No difference)

en>Ser Amantio di Nicolao: /* External links */add Category:1950s British films

2022-09-03T18:01:15Z

External links: add Category:1950s British films

New page

{{for|the American radio programme|Left, Right & Center}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Left Right and Centre
| image = Left Right and Centre FilmPoster.jpeg
| caption =
| director = [[Sidney Gilliat]]
| producer = [[Frank Launder]] Sidney Gilliat [[Leslie Gilliat]]
| writer = [[Val Valentine]] Sidney Gilliat
| narrator =
| music = [[Humphrey Searle]]
| cinematography = [[Gerald Gibbs (cinematographer)|Gerald Gibbs]]
| editing = [[Gerry Hambling]]
| starring = [[Ian Carmichael]] [[Alistair Sim]] [[Patricia Bredin]] [[Richard Wattis]] [[Eric Barker]]
| distributor = [[British Lion Film Corporation]]
| released = {{Film date|1959|06|23|London|df=y}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
}}
'''''Left Right and Centre''''' is a 1959 British satirical [[comedy film]] directed by [[Sidney Gilliat]] and starring [[Ian Carmichael]], [[Patricia Bredin]], [[Richard Wattis]], [[Eric Barker]] and [[Alastair Sim]]. It was produced by [[Frank Launder]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Left-Right-and-Centre |title=Left Right and Centre | Britmovie | Home of British Films |access-date=10 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225051001/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Left-Right-and-Centre |archive-date=25 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081026120829/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/39961 BFI.org]</ref> A political comedy, it follows the events of a [[by-election]] in a small English town.

==Plot==
Robert Wilcot, a popular [[television]] personality, is selected as the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] candidate for the provincial town of Earndale in the upcoming by-election. His selection is mostly due to the influence of his uncle, Lord Wilcot, a powerful local figure. His opponent is to be Stella Stoker, a [[fishmonger]]'s daughter with a degree from the [[London School of Economics]] who has been chosen to stand for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]].

Travelling up on the train to Earndale, the two candidates meet and while she quickly works out who he is, he remains ignorant of her true identity. To try to show off he begins to tell her about his selection for the seat and how he expects to win. He describes his opponent as a [[bluestocking]]. He also inadvertently reveals embarrassing details to her such as the fact that he has scarcely been to Earndale in his life and that his family once controlled the seat as a [[Rotten and pocket boroughs|rotten borough]]. Once they arrive at Earndale station, he is soon made aware of his mistake. The electoral agents of both candidates are furious to discover they have been fraternising on the train.

Wilcot goes to visit his uncle, and finds him to be an eccentric who has turned his [[country house]] into a money-making operation for visiting coach parties of tourists. It appears that he has engineered Robert Wilcot's selection as a candidate in order to spark public interest in the election, boosting his own business. It is also clear that the political contest is added to by the enmity of the two electoral agents the Tory Christopher Harding-Pratt and Labour's Bert Glimmer.

Once on the [[stump speech (politics)|stump]] the two candidates keep running into each other around Earndale, at one point during a factory visit leading to a [[shouting match]]. Both begin to become entranced by the other, and become convinced they are falling in love. This comes to a head during the [[hustings]] at Wilcot Hall where they are caught kissing in the [[maze]] by their respective agents. Burying the hatchet, the two agents try to foil the potential romance. Despite repeated attempts to break up the candidates they continue a covert relationship.

==Cast and Production==
===Main cast===
* [[Ian Carmichael]] - Robert Wilcot
* [[Patricia Bredin]] - Stella Stoker
* [[Richard Wattis]] - Harding-Pratt
* [[Eric Barker]] - Bert Glimmer
* [[Alastair Sim]] - Lord Wilcot
* [[Moyra Fraser]] - Annabel
* [[Jack Hedley]] - Bill Hemmingway
* [[Gordon Harker]] - Hardy
* [[William Kendall (actor)|William Kendall]] - Pottle
* [[Anthony Sharp]] - Peterson
* [[George Benson (actor)|George Benson]] - Egerton
* [[Leslie Dwyer]] - Alf Stoker
* [[Moultrie Kelsall]] - Grimsby Armfield
* [[Jeremy Hawk]] - TV interviewer
* [[Russell Waters]] - Mr. Bray
* [[Olwen Brookes]] - Mrs. Samson
* [[John Salew]] - Mayor
* [[Bill Shine (actor)|Bill Shine]] - Basingstoke
* [[Erik Chitty]] - Deputy returning officer
* [[Redmond Phillips]] - Mr. Smithson
* [[Irene Handl]] - Mrs. Maggs
* [[John Sharp (actor)|John Sharp]] - Mr. Reeves

===Supporting cast===
* Douglas Ives - Plumber
* [[Olaf Pooley]] - TV newscaster
* [[Hattie Jacques]] - Woman in car
* [[Frederick Leister]] - Himself
* [[Frank Atkinson (actor)|Frank Atkinson]] - Railway Porter
* [[Eamonn Andrews]] - Himself
* [[Gilbert Harding]] - Himself
* Carole Carr - Herself
* [[Josephine Douglas]] - Herself

===Cameo/Uncredited cast===
* [[Fred Griffiths (actor)|Fred Griffiths]] - Billingsgate Porter
* Victor Harrington - Man at Wilcot Priory
* [[Philip Latham]] - Reporter
* Jim O'Brady - Billingsgate Porter

===Production===
The factory scene was in fact Shepperton Studios, with many of the studio buildings, including its larger sound stages, forming the factory backdrop.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0055079}}
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=126973 NY Times Film Review]

{{Launder and Gilliat}}
{{Humphrey Searle}}

[[Category:1959 films]]
[[Category:1959 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:1950s satirical films]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:British romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:British Lion Films films]]
[[Category:British satirical films]]
[[Category:Films about elections]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sidney Gilliat]]
[[Category:Films scored by Humphrey Searle]]
[[Category:Films set in England]]
[[Category:Films set in London]]
[[Category:1950s English-language films]]
[[Category:1950s British films]]

Left Right and Centre - Revision history

Kurt at 22:46, 7 February 2023

Kurt at 22:03, 2 February 2023

Kurt: 1 revision imported

en>Ser Amantio di Nicolao: /* External links */add Category:1950s British films