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Helter Skelter (1949)

Helter Skelter poster
Directed by
Ralph Thomas
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A radio celebrity gets tangled up with a rich heiress. Their relationship leads to a series of messy and hurried situations.

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What happens

Helter Skelter is a 1949 British romantic comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Carol Marsh, David Tomlinson and Mervyn Johns. It was written by Patrick Campbell. A radio star becomes involved with a wealthy heiress. The title is a common expression to describe a situation of "chaotic and disorderly haste". The recurring English comic characters Charters and Caldicott also appeared in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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