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	The Lyon family attempt to acquire a new house in [[Marble Arch]].		The Lyon family attempt to acquire a new house in [[w:Marble Arch\|Marble Arch]].

	==Cast==		==Cast==

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	After the film's successful release, the Lyons began a long-running, [[BBC]] television series, also titled ''Life with the Lyons''. The film was made at [[Southall Studios]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/623061/Life-with-the-Lyons/notes.html\|title=Life with the Lyons (1956) – Notes – TCM.com\|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>		After the film's successful release, the Lyons began a long-running, [[BBC]] television series, also titled ''Life with the Lyons''. The film was made at [[w:Southall Studios\|Southall Studios]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/623061/Life-with-the-Lyons/notes.html\|title=Life with the Lyons (1956) – Notes – TCM.com\|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>

	===Critical reception===		===Critical reception===

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	*{{IMDb title\|0047179}}		*{{IMDb title\|0047179}}
	*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/623061/Life-with-the-Lyons/full-credits.html Life with the Lyons] at [[TCMDB]]		*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/623061/Life-with-the-Lyons/full-credits.html Life with the Lyons] at [[w:TCMDB\|TCMDB]]
	*{{BFI\|4ce2b6aed9b18\|Life with the Lyons}}		*{{BFI\|4ce2b6aed9b18\|Life with the Lyons}}
	*[https://letterboxd.com/film/life-with-the-lyons/ Life with the Lyons] a Letterbox DVD		*[https://letterboxd.com/film/life-with-the-lyons/ Life with the Lyons] a Letterbox DVD

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	*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/623061/Life-with-the-Lyons/full-credits.html Life with the Lyons] at [[TCMDB]]		*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/623061/Life-with-the-Lyons/full-credits.html Life with the Lyons] at [[TCMDB]]
	*~~[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/~~4ce2b6aed9b18 Life with the Lyons~~] at BFI~~		*{{BFI\|4ce2b6aed9b18\|Life with the Lyons}}
	*[https://letterboxd.com/film/life-with-the-lyons/ Life with the Lyons] a Letterbox DVD		*[https://letterboxd.com/film/life-with-the-lyons/ Life with the Lyons] a Letterbox DVD
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	\| name = Life with the Lyons		\| name = Life with the Lyons
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	\| image = ~~"Life_with_the_Lyons"_~~(~~1954~~).jpg		\| image = Life with the Lyons (film).jpg
	\| director = [[Val Guest]]		\| director = [[Val Guest]]
	\| producer = [[Michael Carreras]]<br>Robert Dunbar		\| producer = [[Michael Carreras]]<br>Robert Dunbar

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{{short description|1954 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Life with the Lyons
| caption =
| image = "Life_with_the_Lyons"_(1954).jpg
| director = [[Val Guest]]
| producer = [[Michael Carreras]] Robert Dunbar
| writer = Val Guest Robert Dunbar
| based_on = ''[[Life with the Lyons]]'' by [[Bebe Daniels]] [[Bob Block]] Bill Harding
| starring = [[Ben Lyon]] [[Bebe Daniels]] [[Barbara Lyon]]
| music = [[Arthur Wilkinson]] [[Jack Beaver]]
| cinematography = [[Walter J. Harvey]]
| editing = [[Douglas Myers (film editor)|Douglas Myers]]
| studio = [[Hammer Film Productions]]
| distributor = [[Exclusive Films]] [[Lippert Pictures]] (US)
| released = 25 May 1954
| runtime = 81 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget = £28,000<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57954034 |title=Mute role for actor's return. |newspaper=[[The Mail (Adelaide)|The Mail]] |location=Adelaide |date=8 May 1954 |accessdate=7 July 2012 |page=8 Supplement: SUNDAY MAGAZINE |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| gross = Over £70,000<ref name="film">Tom Johnson and Deborah Del Vecchio, ''Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography'', McFarland, 1996 p93</ref>
}}
'''''Life with the Lyons''''' is a 1954 British [[comedy film]] directed by [[Val Guest]] and starring [[Bebe Daniels]], [[Ben Lyon]] and [[Barbara Lyon]]. It was a spin-off from the radio series ''[[Life with the Lyons]]'', and the screenplay was based on previous episodes from the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40249|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114190104/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/40249|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-14|title=Life with the Lyons|work=BFI}}</ref> It was shot at [[Southall Studios]] in [[London]] with sets designed by the [[art director]] [[Wilfred Arnold]].

It was followed in 1955 by ''[[The Lyons in Paris]]''.

==Premise==
The Lyon family attempt to acquire a new house in [[Marble Arch]].

==Cast==
* [[Bebe Daniels]] as Bebe Lyon
* [[Ben Lyon]] as Ben Lyon
* Richard Lyon as Richard Lyon
* [[Barbara Lyon]] as Barbara Lyon
* [[Hugh Morton (actor)|Hugh Morton]] as Mr. Hemingway
* Horace Percival as Mr. Wimple
* [[Molly Weir]] as Aggie
* Doris Rogers as Florrie Wainwright
* Gwen Lewis as Mrs. Wimple
* [[Arthur Hill (Canadian actor)|Arthur Hill]] as Slim Cassidy
* [[Belinda Lee]] as Violet Hemingway

==Production==
The Lyons' contract called for them to receive a percentage of the film's profits.

It was the second time Belinda Lee had worked for Val Guest, the first being her debut in ''The Runaway Bus''.<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>

==Reception==
===Box Office===
After the film's successful release, the Lyons began a long-running, [[BBC]] television series, also titled ''Life with the Lyons''. The film was made at [[Southall Studios]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/623061/Life-with-the-Lyons/notes.html|title=Life with the Lyons (1956) – Notes – TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
''Britmovie'' called it "a cheap but cheerful romp."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Life-with-the-Lyons_1953/listType/alpha|title=Life with the Lyons|publisher=|access-date=21 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910201725/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Life-with-the-Lyons_1953/listType/alpha|archive-date=10 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0047179}}
*[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/623061/Life-with-the-Lyons/full-credits.html Life with the Lyons] at [[TCMDB]]
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6aed9b18 Life with the Lyons] at BFI
*[https://letterboxd.com/film/life-with-the-lyons/ Life with the Lyons] a Letterbox DVD
{{Val Guest}}

[[Category:1954 films]]
[[Category:1950s English-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Val Guest]]
[[Category:1954 comedy films]]
[[Category:Films based on radio series]]
[[Category:British comedy films]]
[[Category:Films shot at Southall Studios]]
[[Category:Hammer Film Productions films]]
[[Category:Lippert Pictures films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Jack Beaver]]
[[Category:Films set in London]]
[[Category:Films about families]]
[[Category:British black-and-white films]]
[[Category:1950s British films]]

{{1950s-UK-comedy-film-stub}}