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| director = [[Leslie Arliss]]
| director = [[Leslie Arliss]]
| producer = John O. Douglas<br>[[Bill Luckwell]]
| producer = John O. Douglas<br>[[Bill Luckwell]]<br>'''associate'''<br>Derek Winn
| writer = John O. Douglas<br>[[Jack Hulbert]]<br>Bill Luckwell
| writer = John O. Douglas<br>'''uncredited'''<br>[[Jack Hulbert]]<br>Bill Luckwell
| starring = [[Diana Dors]]<br> [[Patrick Holt]]<br> [[Jack Hulbert]]<br>[[Cicely Courtneidge]]
| starring = [[Diana Dors]]<br> [[Patrick Holt]]<br> [[Jack Hulbert]]<br>[[Cicely Courtneidge]]
| based_on = play by [[Nan Marriott-Watson]]
| cinematography = Kenneth Talbot
| cinematography = Kenneth Talbot
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'''''Miss Tulip Stays the Night''''' is a 1955 British [[comedy film|comedy]] [[crime film]] directed by [[Leslie Arliss]] and starring [[Diana Dors]], [[Patrick Holt]], [[Jack Hulbert]] and [[Cicely Courtneidge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/42828|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114001234/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/42828|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-14|title=Miss Tulip Stays the Night|work=BFI}}</ref> The screenplay concerns a crime writer and his wife who stay at a country house, where a mysterious corpse appears.
'''''Miss Tulip Stays the Night''''' is a 1955 British [[comedy film|comedy]] [[crime film]] directed by [[Leslie Arliss]] and starring [[Diana Dors]], [[Patrick Holt]], [[Jack Hulbert]] and [[Cicely Courtneidge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/42828|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114001234/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/42828|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-14|title=Miss Tulip Stays the Night|work=BFI}}</ref> The screenplay concerns a crime writer and his wife who stay at a country house, where a mysterious corpse appears.


It was also known as '''Dead by Morning'''. It was the last major feature film from director Leslie Arliss.<ref>British Adventure Film Director Leslie Arliss Dies at Age 86: [FINAL Edition]
The Washington Post 3 Jan 1988: d13. </ref>
==Plot==
==Plot==
A novelist (Patrick Holt) and his wife (Diana Dors) are sleeping peacefully in their new cottage when a mysterious older lady (Cicely Courtneidge) arrives, apparently stranded in a storm. She hands the writer her gun and some jewellery for safe-keeping, and asks for a bed for the night. Unfortunately, someone shoots her during the night and the author is accused of the crime. He is forced to turn detective to defend himself.
A novelist (Patrick Holt) and his wife (Diana Dors) are sleeping peacefully in their new cottage when a mysterious older lady (Cicely Courtneidge) arrives, apparently stranded in a storm. She hands the writer her gun and some jewellery for safe-keeping, and asks for a bed for the night. Unfortunately, someone shoots her during the night and the author is accused of the crime. He is forced to turn detective to defend himself.
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* [[Ian Wilson (actor)|Ian Wilson]] - Police photographer
* [[Ian Wilson (actor)|Ian Wilson]] - Police photographer
* Archie Terry-Thomas - Archie Dax [dog]
* Archie Terry-Thomas - Archie Dax [dog]
==Production==
The script was based on radio play by [[Nan Marriott-Watson]]. This had been performed on Australian radio in 1948.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206889869 |title=The Week in Wireless |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=29057 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=12 June 1948 |accessdate=10 July 2020 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|magazine=ABC Weekly|volume=10|title= Comedy Thriller Over 2GB |url=
http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1549912827|date=8 May 1948|page=22}}</ref>


[[Ron Randell]] was reportedly offered the lead.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51594788 |title=Australian Ron Randell's new movie offers |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=22, |issue=5 |location=Australia, Australia |date=30 June 1954 |accessdate=10 July 2020 |page=26 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>
==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' called it "a remarkably poor piece of craftsmanship in almost every sense."<ref>MISS TULIP STAYS THE NIGHT
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 22, Iss. 252, (Jan 1, 1955): 124. </ref>

The ''Manchester Guardian'' said "the stupendous silliness of its plot and dialogue gives a certain wild period charm" to the movie.<ref>FALSE EVIDENCE OF MURDER: Death Penalty Problem
W. L. W. The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959); Manchester (UK) [Manchester (UK)]13 Nov 1956: 5. </ref>

''[[TV Guide]]'' called the film "badly done on all counts";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/miss-tulip-stays-the-night-106369/review/|title=Miss Tulip Stays The Night|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> whereas ''The Digital Fix'' wrote, "''Miss Tulip'' manages to combine comedy and murder with efficient ease".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/74608/miss-tulip-stays-the-night--the-great-game.html|title=Miss Tulip Stays the Night / The Great Game|work=Film @ The Digital Fix}}</ref>
''[[TV Guide]]'' called the film "badly done on all counts";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/miss-tulip-stays-the-night-106369/review/|title=Miss Tulip Stays The Night|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> whereas ''The Digital Fix'' wrote, "''Miss Tulip'' manages to combine comedy and murder with efficient ease".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/74608/miss-tulip-stays-the-night--the-great-game.html|title=Miss Tulip Stays the Night / The Great Game|work=Film @ The Digital Fix}}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0048379}}
*{{IMDb title|0048379}}
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b090fd2 Miss Tulip Stays the Night] at BFI

*[https://letterboxd.com/film/miss-tulip-stays-the-night/ Miss Tulip Stays the Night] at Letterbox DVD
{{Leslie Arliss}}
{{Leslie Arliss}}


Revision as of 15:08, 9 July 2020

Miss Tulip Stays the Night
Directed byLeslie Arliss
Written byJohn O. Douglas
uncredited
Jack Hulbert
Bill Luckwell
Based onplay by Nan Marriott-Watson
Produced byJohn O. Douglas
Bill Luckwell
associate
Derek Winn
StarringDiana Dors
Patrick Holt
Jack Hulbert
Cicely Courtneidge
CinematographyKenneth Talbot
Edited bySam Simmonds
Production
company
Distributed byAdelphi Films Ltd. (UK)
Release date
July 1955 (UK)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Miss Tulip Stays the Night is a 1955 British comedy crime film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Diana Dors, Patrick Holt, Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge.[1] The screenplay concerns a crime writer and his wife who stay at a country house, where a mysterious corpse appears.

It was also known as Dead by Morning. It was the last major feature film from director Leslie Arliss.[2]

Plot

A novelist (Patrick Holt) and his wife (Diana Dors) are sleeping peacefully in their new cottage when a mysterious older lady (Cicely Courtneidge) arrives, apparently stranded in a storm. She hands the writer her gun and some jewellery for safe-keeping, and asks for a bed for the night. Unfortunately, someone shoots her during the night and the author is accused of the crime. He is forced to turn detective to defend himself.

Cast

Production

The script was based on radio play by Nan Marriott-Watson. This had been performed on Australian radio in 1948.[3][4]

Ron Randell was reportedly offered the lead.[5]

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin called it "a remarkably poor piece of craftsmanship in almost every sense."[6]

The Manchester Guardian said "the stupendous silliness of its plot and dialogue gives a certain wild period charm" to the movie.[7]

TV Guide called the film "badly done on all counts";[8] whereas The Digital Fix wrote, "Miss Tulip manages to combine comedy and murder with efficient ease".[9]

References

  1. ^ "Miss Tulip Stays the Night". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  2. ^ British Adventure Film Director Leslie Arliss Dies at Age 86: [FINAL Edition] The Washington Post 3 Jan 1988: d13.
  3. ^ "The Week in Wireless". The Age. No. 29057. Victoria, Australia. 12 June 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 10 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Comedy Thriller Over 2GB". ABC Weekly. Vol. 10. 8 May 1948. p. 22.
  5. ^ "Australian Ron Randell's new movie offers". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 22, , no. 5. Australia, Australia. 30 June 1954. p. 26. Retrieved 10 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  6. ^ MISS TULIP STAYS THE NIGHT Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 22, Iss. 252, (Jan 1, 1955): 124.
  7. ^ FALSE EVIDENCE OF MURDER: Death Penalty Problem W. L. W. The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959); Manchester (UK) [Manchester (UK)]13 Nov 1956: 5.
  8. ^ "Miss Tulip Stays The Night". TVGuide.com.
  9. ^ "Miss Tulip Stays the Night / The Great Game". Film @ The Digital Fix.

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