If you thought Hammer Films only produced horror productions, take time to see this rare comic 1950 film.The other user comment has outlined the plot (from an American perspective), so I will give you, dear reader, a British version.The screen writer appears to have been inspired by J.B. Priestley's "The Admirable Crichton".It appears however that instead of most of the action happening on the "Coconut Islands", the Earl (Edward Rigby) and his butler (Henry Mollison as "Bembridge"), including a tropical princess, (Mercy Haystead as "Lapis") have decamped back to England.This incident almost causes a tribal war until the chief is aware his daughter is safe.
Imagine Jane Russell playing her namesake to Tarzan complete with a skimpy, short, leopard skin skirt and not much else except for two tropical flowers in her hair and you get the picture.Contrast this with the stuffy attitudes of the Earl's family and you get the comic contrasting idea.The Earl's aristocratic daughter is attracted to the reporter who comes to the stately home to investigate after his newspaper had been tipped off by the cook's letter to its agony aunt.Michael Ward plays his usual effete self as Gerald who is obsessed with his career at the Foreign Office.
At just over an hour's length the film was enjoyable, the right length & correctly edited."Bembridge" evidently impressed the chief of the "Coconut Islands" sufficiently for him to request his return to the islands as its prime minister along with his princess/daughter.In rainy old Britain the Earl is also happy to return with Bembridge but in true "Admirable Crichton" fashion; with him as Bembridge's butler!!
Imagine Jane Russell playing her namesake to Tarzan complete with a skimpy, short, leopard skin skirt and not much else except for two tropical flowers in her hair and you get the picture.Contrast this with the stuffy attitudes of the Earl's family and you get the comic contrasting idea.The Earl's aristocratic daughter is attracted to the reporter who comes to the stately home to investigate after his newspaper had been tipped off by the cook's letter to its agony aunt.Michael Ward plays his usual effete self as Gerald who is obsessed with his career at the Foreign Office.
At just over an hour's length the film was enjoyable, the right length & correctly edited."Bembridge" evidently impressed the chief of the "Coconut Islands" sufficiently for him to request his return to the islands as its prime minister along with his princess/daughter.In rainy old Britain the Earl is also happy to return with Bembridge but in true "Admirable Crichton" fashion; with him as Bembridge's butler!!