Ticket to Paradise (1961 film) explained

Ticket to Paradise
Director:	Francis Searle
Producer:	Charles Leeds Francis Searle
Starring:	Emrys Jones Patricia Dainton Vanda Hudson
Music:	William Davies
Cinematography:	Ken Hodges
Editing:	Jim Connock
Studio:	Bayford
Distributor:	Eros Films
Runtime:	61 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Ticket to Paradise is a 1961 British second feature romance film directed by Francis Searle and starring Emrys Jones, Patricia Dainton and Vanda Hudson.^[1]

Plot

Jack Watson, a clerk in a travel agency, is given a holiday to the fictitious Italian fishing village of Palmos. There he meets Mary Rillston, and romance blossoms. However, each mistakenly believes the other is wealthy, and the romance falters. Back in England, they meet again by chance, and love prevails.

Cast

• Emrys Jones as Jack Watson
• Patricia Dainton as Mary Rillston
• Vanda Hudson as Gina
• Denis Shaw as Giuseppe
• Claire Gordon as Sybil
• Maureen Davis as Betty
• Raymond Rollett as Higginbottom
• Gretchen Franklin as Mrs. Higginbottom
• Sheila Bernette as Clarice
• Carlo Borelli as Batistano
• Nora Gordon as Mrs. Withers
• Geoffrey Denton as Baker

Production

The film was shot at Walton Studios with sets designed by the art director Duncan Sutherland.

Critical reception

Monthly Film Bulletin said "Embarrassingly cosy and well-worn comedy-romance, with a song number calling itself 'Dolce Mio' thrown in."^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ticket to Paradise . 11 November 2023 . British Film Institute Collections Search.
2. 1961 . Ticket to Paradise . . 28 . 324 . 25 . ProQuest.