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'''''Wonderful Things!''''' is a 1958 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[romance film]] directed by [[Herbert Wilcox]] and starring [[Frankie Vaughan]], [[Jocelyn Lane]] and [[Wilfrid Hyde-White]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/58562|title=Wonderful Things (1957)|work=BFI}}</ref> Two fisherman brothers clash over the love of a woman.
'''''Wonderful Things!''''' is a 1958 [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|British]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[romance film]], written by [[Jack Trevor Story]], directed by [[Herbert Wilcox]] and starring [[Frankie Vaughan]], [[Jocelyn Lane]] and [[Wilfrid Hyde-White]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/58562|title=Wonderful Things (1957)|work=BFI}}</ref> Two fisherman brothers clash over the love of a woman.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
[[Sky Movies]] wrote, "If you can believe in Frankie Vaughan and Jeremy Spenser as Gibraltar fishermen, you'll enjoy this Anna Neagle-produced trifle about love and life, Latin-style. Fiery Jackie Lane eclipses model Jean Dawnay's screen debut";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sky.com/tv/movie/wonderful-things-1958|title=Wonderful Things|work=Find and Watch}}</ref> while [[TV Guide]] called the film an "engaging romance";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/wonderful-things/review/123142/|title=Wonderful Things!|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> and [[Allmovie]] wrote, "Wilfred Hyde-White offers the film's best performance as the debutante's dry-witted papa." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/wonderful-things-v117690|title=Wonderful Things? (1958) - Herbert Wilcox - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie|author=Hal Erickson|work=AllMovie}}</ref>
[[Sky Movies]] wrote, "If you can believe in Frankie Vaughan and Jeremy Spenser as Gibraltar fishermen, you'll enjoy this [[Anna Neagle]]-produced trifle about love and life, Latin-style. Fiery Jackie Lane eclipses model Jean Dawnay's screen debut";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sky.com/tv/movie/wonderful-things-1958|title=Wonderful Things|work=Find and Watch}}</ref> while ''[[TV Guide]]'' called the film an "engaging romance";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/wonderful-things/review/123142/|title=Wonderful Things!|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> and [[AllMovie]] wrote: "Wilfred Hyde-White offers the film's best performance as the debutante's dry-witted papa."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/wonderful-things-v117690|title=Wonderful Things? (1958) - Herbert Wilcox - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related |author=Hal Erickson|work=AllMovie}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:01, 12 March 2019

Wonderful Things!
Directed byHerbert Wilcox
Written byJack Trevor Story
Produced byAnna Neagle
StarringFrankie Vaughan
Jeremy Spenser
CinematographyGordon Dines
Edited byBasil Warren
Music byStanley Black
Production
company
Herbert Wilcox Productions (as Everest)
Distributed byAssociated British-Pathé (UK)
Release date
10 June 1958 (London) (UK)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Wonderful Things! is a 1958 British comedy romance film, written by Jack Trevor Story, directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Frankie Vaughan, Jocelyn Lane and Wilfrid Hyde-White.[1] Two fisherman brothers clash over the love of a woman.

Cast

Critical reception

Sky Movies wrote, "If you can believe in Frankie Vaughan and Jeremy Spenser as Gibraltar fishermen, you'll enjoy this Anna Neagle-produced trifle about love and life, Latin-style. Fiery Jackie Lane eclipses model Jean Dawnay's screen debut";[2] while TV Guide called the film an "engaging romance";[3] and AllMovie wrote: "Wilfred Hyde-White offers the film's best performance as the debutante's dry-witted papa."[4]

References

  1. ^ "Wonderful Things (1957)". BFI.
  2. ^ "Wonderful Things". Find and Watch.
  3. ^ "Wonderful Things!". TVGuide.com.
  4. ^ Hal Erickson. "Wonderful Things? (1958) - Herbert Wilcox - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.


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