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{{Infobox film
| name = Some Will, Some Won't
| image = "Some_Will,_Some_Won't"_(1970).jpg
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| caption = British theatrical poster
| director = [[Duncan Wood]]
| producer = Giulio Zampi
| writer = Geoffrey Jones Lewis Schwarz
| based_on = ''[[Laughter in Paradise]]'' screenplay by [[Jack Davies (screenwriter)|Jack Davies]] & [[Michael Pertwee]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Ronnie Corbett]] [[Thora Hird]] [[Michael Hordern]] [[Barbara Murray]] [[Leslie Phillips]]
| music = [[Howard Blake]]
| cinematography = [[Harry Waxman]]
| editing = [[Gerry Hambling]]
| studio = [[Associated British Picture Corporation|Associated British Productions Ltd.]] Giulio Zampi Productions (as Transocean)
| distributor = [[Warner-Pathé Distributors]] (UK)
| released = April 1970 (UK)
| runtime = 87 mins
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
}}
'''''Some Will, Some Won't''''' is a 1970 British comedy film directed by [[Duncan Wood]], a remake of ''[[Laughter in Paradise]]'' (1951).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b6686c8|title=Some Will - Some Won't (1970)|publisher=}}</ref> It starred an ensemble British cast, which included [[Michael Hordern]], [[Ronnie Corbett]], [[Dennis Price]], [[Leslie Phillips]] and [[Arthur Lowe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/some-will-some-wont-v110918/cast-crew|title=Some Will, Some Won't (1970) - Duncan Wood - Cast and Crew - AllMovie|publisher=}}</ref> In the will of Henry Russell ([[Wilfrid Brambell]]), four family members are left £150,000 on condition they do the bizarre tasks Russell has set out for them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://networkonair.com/shop/1819-some-will-some-won-t-5027626398347.html|title=Network ON AIR > Some Will, Some Won't|publisher=}}</ref>

==Plot==
In his will, eccentric practical joker Henry Russell (Wilfrid Brambell) leaves his four relatives £150,000 each, but with stipulations designed to make each of them step completely out of character, and prove themselves as human beings. Bossy Agnes Russell (Thora Hird) must work as a maid for a month, Herbert (Ronnie Corbett) must overcome his natural shyness and rob a bank, woman chasing bachelor Simon (Leslie Philips) has to marry the first single woman he speaks to, and crime writer Denniston (Michael Hordern) is asked to commit a real life crime and be sent to jail for a month. When the four individuals report back to the executor (Noel Howlett), their lives are transformed for the better. But deceased Henry still has one more surprise up his sleeve.

==Cast==
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* [[Ronnie Corbett]] as Herbert Russell
* [[Thora Hird]] as Agnes Russell
* [[Michael Hordern]] as Denniston Russell
* [[Barbara Murray]] as Lucille Grayson
* [[Leslie Phillips]] as Simon Russell
* [[Wilfrid Brambell]] as Henry Russell
* [[Dennis Price]] as Benson
* [[James Robertson Justice]] as Sir Charles Robson
* [[Sheila Steafel]] as Sheila Wilcott
* [[Eleanor Summerfield]] as Elizabeth Robson
* [[Arthur Lowe]] as Police Sergeant
* [[Harold Goodwin (English actor)|Harold Goodwin]] as Williams
* [[Noel Howlett]] as Endicott - Solicitor
* [[Diana King (actress)|Diana King]] as Mrs. Craik
* [[Stephen Lewis (actor)|Stephen Lewis]] as Police Constable Arthur
* [[Norman Mitchell]] as Policeman
* [[John Nettleton (actor)|John Nettleton]] as Wagstaff
* [[Brian Oulton]] as Mr. Dale
* [[Frank Thornton]] as Hotel Manager
* David Lander as Ricci
* [[Claire Davenport]] as Blowzy Woman
* Robin Tolhurst as Lettie
* [[Vicki Woolf]] as Janine
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==Production and reception==
''Laughter in Paradise'' (1951) was produced by [[Mario Zampi]] and edited by his son, Giulio, who took the same role as his father on this film. An early release of [[Nat Cohen]]'s Anglo-EMI, it carried over from the production schedule of the earlier [[Associated British Picture Corporation]] (ABPC), the studio which had made the original film.<ref>{{cite book|last=Moody|first=Paul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dQZ0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA98|title=EMI Films and the Limits of British Cinema|location=Cham, Switzerland|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan/Springer|year=2018|page=98|isbn=9783319948034}}</ref>

David Parkinson, a reviewer for the ''[[Radio Times]]'', comments: "Some people really will find this comic calamity funny, but they'll be in a very small minority." While "''Laughter in Paradise'' was a patchy, but thoroughly amiable slice of whimsy", Parkinson believes "this insipid remake" is "not only an insult to the memory of the original, but it also breaches the Trades Descriptions Act" if it is intended to be a comedy and wastes a good cast.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/fznfgh/some-will-some-wont/|title=Some Will, Some Won't|work=Radio Times|access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0065012|Some Will, Some Won't}}

[[Category:1970 films]]
[[Category:1970 comedy films]]
[[Category:British comedy films]]
[[Category:Films shot at Associated British Studios]]
[[Category:Films set in London]]
[[Category:Films scored by Howard Blake]]
[[Category:1970s English-language films]]
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