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Hair of the Dog (film)

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Hair of the Dog
Directed byTerry Bishop
Written byTony Hawes
John O'Gorman
Produced byJack Parsons
StarringReginald Beckwith
Dorinda Stevens
John Le Mesurier
CinematographyKen Hodges
Edited byPeter Bezencenet
Music byDavid Lee
Production
company
Parroch Films
Distributed byJ. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (U.K.)
Release date
  • January 1962 (1962-01) (U.K.)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Hair of the Dog is a 1962 second feature[1] British comedy film directed by Terry Bishop and starring Reginald Beckwith, Dorinda Stevens and John Le Mesurier.[2]

Plot

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Fred Tickle is commissionaire at a razor blade factory, and grows a beard after developing a shaving rash, but his new appearance doesn't go down well with management.

Cast

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Critical reception

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Monthly Film Bulletin said "The appealing comedy idea suggests an Ealing ancestry. But the script and direction make heavy and obvious fun of it; while the resources of the slender theme are tediously strained by the bumping up of Fred's beard into an international issue. The less bizarre but more fruitful vein of humour, as the little man expands in stature through the impressive effect of his face fungus, is too carelessly treated to register. The acting, though serviceable, is as predictable as the treatment, except for John Le Mesurier's excellent portrayal of the business tycoon, Sir Mortimer. Stars are expendable, but what price British comedies if Le Mesurier should ever desert from the ranks?"[3]

References

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  1. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "Hair of the Dog". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Hair of the Dog". Monthly Film Bulletin. 29 (336): 23. 1 January 1962 – via ProQuest.
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