The Lyons in Paris – 1955

A Hammer production released by Exclusive Films
Copyright MCMLIV by Exclusive Films Ltd.
RCA Sound Recording
Produced at Southall Studios, England
Black & White 81 minutes
Storyline
As a wedding anniversary surprise for Bebe, Ben takes the family on a trip to Paris. Once there, the atmosphere of the romantic capital of the world weaves its own special magic which, this being the Lyons family, only results in one disaster after another and a series of misunderstandings leading to Ben having to take part in a duel over another woman!
Crew
Function | Credited | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Credits |
Art Director | Wilfred Arnold | 51 | 12 Feb 1903 | 9 Jun 1970 | 67 | 5 |
Assistant Director | Rene Dupont | 25 | 10 Oct 1929 | Living | 91 | 3 |
Camera Operator | Len Harris | 38 | 19 May 1916 | 21 Feb 1995 | 78 | 52 |
Composed by | Bruce Campbell | 1 | ||||
Continuity | Renee Glynne | 28 | 3 Aug 1926 | Living | 94 | 38 |
Directed by | Val Guest | 43 | 11 Dec 1911 | 10 May 2006 | 94 | 29 |
Editor | Douglas Myers | 44 | 15 Dec 1910 | 1962 | 51 | 3 |
From the B.B.C. Radio Series by | Bebe Daniels | 53 | 14 Jan 1901 | 16 Mar 1971 | 70 | 1 |
From the B.B.C. Radio Series by | Bill Harding | 5 | 23 Jun 1949 | Living | 71 | 2 |
From the B.B.C. Radio Series by | Bob Block | 33 | 20 Jul 1921 | 17 Apr 2011 | 89 | 2 |
Hair Stylist | Nina Broe | 1993 | 10 | |||
Make-up | Phil Leakey | 46 | 4 May 1908 | 26 Nov 1992 | 84 | 48 |
Model Clothes by | Rima | 1993 | ||||
Music Directed by | Philip Martell | 47 | 6 Oct 1907 | 11 Aug 1993 | 85 | 103 |
Photographed by | Walter Harvey Bsc | 51 | 9 Feb 1903 | 1979 | 75 | 33 |
Produced by | Robert Dunbar | 40 | 6 Jun 1914 | 29 Apr 2000 | 85 | 5 |
Production Manager | "Freddie" Pearson | 1993 | 1 | |||
Recordist | C.T. Mason | 51 | 1 Jan 1904 | 1 Jan 1982 | 78 | 1 |
Screenplay by | Val Guest | 43 | 11 Dec 1911 | 10 May 2006 | 94 | 29 |
Wardrobe | Molly Arbuthnot | 46 | 19 Dec 1908 | 1 Nov 2001 | 92 | 48 |
Cast
Character | Actor | Age at Release | Birth | Death | Age | Hammer Appearances |
Aggie | Molly Weir | 44 | 17 Mar 1910 | 28 Nov 2004 | 94 | 3 |
Barbara Lyon | Barbara Lyon | 23 | 1 Sep 1931 | 10 Jul 1995 | 63 | 2 |
Bebe Daniels Lyon | Bebe Daniels Lyon | 53 | 14 Jan 1901 | 16 Mar 1971 | 70 | 1 |
Ben Lyon | Ben Lyon | 53 | 6 Feb 1901 | 22 Mar 1979 | 78 | 2 |
Captain Le Grand | Reginald Beckwith | 46 | 2 Nov 1908 | 26 Jun 1965 | 56 | 6 |
Charles | Pierre Dudan | 38 | 1 Feb 1916 | 4 Feb 1984 | 68 | 1 |
Colonel Price | Hugh Morton | 51 | 28 Jun 1903 | 11 Jul 1984 | 81 | 4 |
Fifi La Fleur | Martine Alexis | 1 | ||||
Florrie | Doris Rogers | 59 | 16 Feb 1895 | 5 Mar 1975 | 80 | 2 |
Grerrard | Dino Galvani | 64 | 27 Oct 1890 | 14 Sep 1960 | 69 | 1 |
Mr Wimple | Horace Percival | 69 | 1886 | 9 Nov 1961 | 75 | 2 |
Mrs Wimple | Gwen Lewis | 66 | 21 Jan 1888 | 19 Jan 1966 | 77 | 2 |
Richard Lyon | Richard Lyon | 20 | 8 Oct 1934 | 16 Oct 2013 | 79 | 2 |
Footnotes
Philip Martell gets his first credit for Hammer with this film. Later on, he succeeded John Hollingsworth and became the Company’s chief Musical Director, a position he then held right through to Hammer’s last cinema film, “The Lady Vanishes” (1979).
Details were complied viewing the actual film.
Source of viewing copy – The Hammer Graveyard Collection