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Bookmark this pageLaughter in Paradise (1951)
Director: Mario Zampi
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From Time Out Film Guide
After kicking the bucket Griffith has the last laugh on his grasping relatives, each of whom stands to inherit £150,000 if, and only if, they perform the unlikely tasks designated by the deceased. Mild-mannered Sim, for instance, mercilessly hen-pecked by the priceless Grenfell, has to get himself thrown in jail. This is one of the brighter moments in a movie that's saddled with too much plot and then has to grind a way through it. Fitfully felicitous though, with a glimpse of young Audrey Hepburn.Author: TJ
Cast & crew
Director: Mario Zampi
Producer: Mario Zampi
Cast: Alastair Sim, Fay Compton, Beatrice Campbell, George Cole, Hugh Griffith, Joyce Grenfell, AE Matthews, John Laurie, Audrey Hepburn full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 93 mins
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