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| producer = [[Sergei Nolbandov]]
| producer = [[Sergei Nolbandov]]<br>'''executive'''<br>[[Earl St John]]
| writer = [[R. F. Delderfield]]<br>[[William Fairchild]]
| writer = [[R. F. Delderfield]]<br>[[William Fairchild]]
|based_on = novel by Derrick Boothroyd
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==Premise==
==Premise==
A wealthy young man ([[John Gregson|Gregson]]) from [[Yorkshire]] visits a [[London]] [[nightclub]] and meets a performer ([[Diana Dors|Dors]]). She decides to take him for every [[penny]] he is worth, and he decides to let her.
A wealthy young man ([[John Gregson|Gregson]]) from [[Yorkshire]] visits a [[London]] after his father's death. He goes to a [[nightclub]] and meets a performer ([[Diana Dors|Dors]]). She decides to take him for every [[penny]] he is worth, and he decides to let her.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47400782 |title=ROMANTIC COMEDY |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=24, |issue=5 |location=Australia, Australia |date=4 July 1956 |accessdate=10 July 2020 |page=55 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Ferdy Mayne]] as Waiter
* [[Ferdy Mayne]] as Waiter
* [[Charles Lloyd-Pack]] as Mr. Gidbrook
* [[Charles Lloyd-Pack]] as Mr. Gidbrook
==Production==
The film was based on a novel by Derrick Boothroyd was published in 1953.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134202325 |title=HERE ARE THE NOVELS — Love v. brass in Yorkshire |newspaper=[[News]] |volume=61, |issue=9,364 |location=South Australia |date=14 August 1953 |accessdate=10 July 2020 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>


Producer [[Sergei Nolbandov]] did not want Diana Dors in the movie but Ken Annakin, who had directed the actor in ''A Vote for Huggett]], insisted. She was paid £8,000.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Ksv6AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT73&lpg=PT73&dq=%22value+for+money%22+annakin&source=bl&ots=DrZyV7kn9d&sig=ACfU3U3xu2gRbv2w_St62Eff6bJPqkEVGA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5_aLomMLqAhVqxDgGHYgoDss4ChDoATACegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=%22value%20for%20money%22%20annakin&f=false|first=Dvaid|last=Bret|title=Diana Dors: Hurricane in Mink|publisher=Aurum Press|date=2014}}</ref>
==Yorkshire locations==

Much of the Yorkshire location filming was in [[Batley]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], historically an area within the [[Heavy Woollen District]].
Filming took place in February 1955.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41855406 |title=GLAMOR MUSICAL AT PINEWOOD |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=22, |issue=39 |location=Australia, Australia |date=23 February 1955 |accessdate=10 July 2020 |page=42 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> Much of the Yorkshire location filming was in [[Batley]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], historically an area within the [[Heavy Woollen District]].


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0048772}}
*{{IMDb title|0048772}}
*[https://letterboxd.com/film/value-for-money/ Value for Money] at Letterbox DVD

*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b9a5878 Value for Money] at BFI
{{Ken Annakin}}
{{Ken Annakin}}


Revision as of 08:03, 10 July 2020

Value for Money
Directed byKen Annakin
Written byR. F. Delderfield
William Fairchild
Based onnovel by Derrick Boothroyd
Produced bySergei Nolbandov
executive
Earl St John
Starring
CinematographyGeoffrey Unsworth
Edited byGeoffrey Foot
Music byMalcolm Arnold
Release date
9 August 1955 (1955-08-09)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Value for Money is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Ken Annakin and starring John Gregson, Donald Pleasence, Leslie Phillips, Joan Hickson, Derek Farr and Diana Dors.

Premise

A wealthy young man (Gregson) from Yorkshire visits a London after his father's death. He goes to a nightclub and meets a performer (Dors). She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decides to let her.[1]

Cast

Production

The film was based on a novel by Derrick Boothroyd was published in 1953.[2]

Producer Sergei Nolbandov did not want Diana Dors in the movie but Ken Annakin, who had directed the actor in A Vote for Huggett]], insisted. She was paid £8,000.[3]

Filming took place in February 1955.[4] Much of the Yorkshire location filming was in Batley, West Riding of Yorkshire, historically an area within the Heavy Woollen District.

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  1. ^ "ROMANTIC COMEDY". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, , no. 5. Australia, Australia. 4 July 1956. p. 55. Retrieved 10 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. ^ "HERE ARE THE NOVELS — Love v. brass in Yorkshire". News. Vol. 61, , no. 9, 364. South Australia. 14 August 1953. p. 18. Retrieved 10 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. ^ Bret, Dvaid (2014). Diana Dors: Hurricane in Mink. Aurum Press.
  4. ^ "GLAMOR MUSICAL AT PINEWOOD". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 22, , no. 39. Australia, Australia. 23 February 1955. p. 42. Retrieved 10 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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