A Weekend with Lulu

A Weekend with Lulu
Directed by	John Paddy Carstairs
Screenplay by	Ted Lloyd
Story by	Ted Lloyd Val Valentine
Produced by	Michael Carreras (executive producer) Ted Lloyd
Starring	Bob Monkhouse Leslie Phillips Alfred Marks Shirley Eaton Irene Handl
Cinematography	Ken Hodges
Edited by	James Needs Tom Simpson
Music by	Russ Conway
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Hammer Film Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	10 April 1961 (1961-04-10) (United Kingdom) 1 November 1961 (1961-11-01) (United States)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

A Weekend with Lulu is a 1961 British comedy film directed by John Paddy Carstairs and starring Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips, Alfred Marks, Shirley Eaton and Irene Handl.

Plot

Young couple Timothy (Leslie Phillips) and Deirdre (Shirley Eaton) plan a romantic weekend on the coast in a caravan, called "Lulu", owned by the brother of their pal Fred (Bob Monkhouse) and which Fred will tow with his ice cream van, as he will be working selling ice cream over the weekend. When Deirdre's mother (Irene Handl) insists on going along as her daughter's chaperone, Timothy's plans are somewhat compromised. Then a train ferry mix-up lands the holidaymakers deep in France without passports or money. As they try to get back to England, they encounter a variety of problems, and end up being pursued across country by the French police.

They end at the Chateau de Chant Claire where the Comte (Alfred Marks) shows his wine cellars.

They discover they can fly out from Trouville for £25 but need to raise the cash. Fred takes bets in a local bar (run by Sid James) on the local leg of the Tour de France). Fred steals the stake money and they run off pursued by locals.

However a French motorcycle cop mistakens the ice cream van and escorts them to the airport and they escape.

Cast

• Bob Monkhouse as Fred Scrutton
• Leslie Phillips as Timothy Gray
• Alfred Marks as Comte de Grenoble
• Shirley Eaton as Deirdre Proudfoot
• Irene Handl as Florence Bell
• Sid James as Café Patron
• Kenneth Connor as British Tourist
• Sydney Tafler as Stationmaster
• Eugene Deckers as Inspector Larue
• Graham Stark as French policeman, Chiron
• Tutte Lemkow as Postman Léon
• Judith Furse as Madame Bon-Bon the brothel owner
• Denis Shaw as Bar Patron
• Russ Conway as French pianist

Critical reception

Britmovie called the film a "Breezy farce spiced with Gallic wisecracks...Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips and Alfred Marks play off each other energetically, whilst Irene Handl is wonderful as the interfering busybody." TV Guide gave it two out of four stars, calling it "An enjoyable comedy."

External links

• A Weekend with Lulu at IMDb