High Jinks in Society explained

High Jinks in Society
Director:	John Guillermin Robert Jordan Hill
Producer:	John Guillermin Robert Jordan Hill
Starring:	Ben Wrigley Moore Marriott
Music:	Arthur Wilkinson
Cinematography:	Gerald Gibbs
Editing:	Robert Jordan Hill Anne Barker
Studio:	Robert Jordan Hill Productions (as Advance)
Runtime:	78 min.
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

High Jinks in Society is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and Robert Jordan Hill and starring Ben Wrigley, Barbara Shaw, Basil Appleby, Peter Gawthorne and Moore Marriott.^[1]

Plot

After foiling a robbery, a window cleaner is hired by an aristocrat to protect their valuables – with comic results.

Cast

• Ben Wrigley as Ben
• Barbara Shaw as Angela
• Moore Marriott as Grandpa
• Basil Appleby as Hector
• Netta Westcott as Lady Barr-Nunn
• Michael Ward as Watkins
• Peter Gawthorne as Jenkins

Production

It was an early film credit for John Guillermin.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• • Hijinks in Society at BFI
• Hijinks in Society at Letterbox DVD

Notes and References

1. Web site: High Jinks in Society . 22 December 2023 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
2. Filmink. Stephen. Vagg. John Guillermin: Action Man. 17 November 2020.
3. Book: Pratt . Vic. Lees. Kate . Guillermin . Mary . John Guillermin: The Man, The Myth, The Movies . Precocity Press . 2020 . 32–33 . CHAPTER 3 EARLY DAYS WITH ADELPHI FILMS.