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The Lady Craved Excitement (1950)

The Lady Craved Excitement poster
Directed by
Godfrey Grayson
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman gets involved in a series of comedic misunderstandings and schemes. She tries to add some excitement to her life and lands in a light scrape with a group of men.

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What happens

The Lady Craved Excitement is a 1950 British comedy second feature ('B') film directed by Francis Searle and starring Hy Hazell, Michael Medwin and Sid James. It was written by John Gilling based on the 1949 BBC radio serial The Lady Craved Excitement by Edward J. Mason. An early Hammer film, it is significant as one of five films shot at Oakley Court and the first to feature its famous exterior, located next door to Bray Studios. Filming took place from Feb. 28, 1950 through March 31st. It was trade shown on July 27, 1950, and released in September. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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